As a side note, on the psychological side... most people who work in construction are very. extremely. acerbic. and/or sarcastic.

Maybe I should have posted this in the 'investor psychology' forum but this home is where I have to live too - if it was 100% investment it would be in an area where the numbers worked.Sorry for the rant but it is just frustrating not being able to buy where I want, only finding 'good deals' in the sketchy parts of town and then finding these 'deals' where there is slightly negative cash flow.A question to anyone out there who has done this in NYC recently.

Hi Everyone,I thought positing my situation on the Investor Psychology forum may get some better responses than on the Deal Analysis forum.

I will see my Psychology professor friend from college during lunch in a few minutes.

The $990 will bring in people searching under $1k and it is a psychological thing like $3.25 and nine tenths for gas.

As a once/current student of psychology (industrial) I am also familiar with the disorder at many levels.

Since she's new to PMing, I doubt if she has it anyway.Reading your story, I'm just thinking of the psychology behind it.

Trying to understand bank's psychology in WPB/Fort Lauderdale area

I am usually reading 3 or 4 books on either Business, Psychology, and now Real Estate.

Even if there is not a bust, the damage has already been done to the psychology of the consumer.