The Chinese government bought an airplane factory in my area.I had been wondering how long it would take the Chinese to realize that a good use for all those dollars they are holding is to buy up America.

HVCC is just a misguided, government effort to reform the sometimes sloppy or even corrupt appraisal business, that helped cause the housing market melt down.

It is good to be the government!

Would it help or hurt the investment world if the government completely walked away from the housing industry?

Local government has programs in place to slow or stop foreclosures around here, and banks are sitting on a ton of inventory but not really pushing it out.

Government checks typically come in from the 1st to the 3rd and therefore tenants with government payees may not be able to pay until the 4th.

I don't submit to governing boards on several principles, one of them being that when they license you, they own you.

Is the government still offering the accelerated depreciation schedule to bring the payback date forward a bit?

Kali's mass exodus due to rampant taxation and poor government is benefiting Texas in a big way and will likely continue to do so as their homeowners free the albatross house around their neck and move to greener economic pastures.

Purchasing RE inside an IRA can get very complex and the government is not forgiving when you need to make nondeductible contributions.The self directed IRA may be a good thing for you, but I would continue to fund it and grow the money before doing to much actual RE purchases.