I'd say it depends on what the markup is, is it reasonable and what is the economic benefit?

This example makes me hopeful. www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2009/10/16/residential-land-developing-real-estat-determining-economic-feasibilityAs it relates to partnering with a builder/condo developer/bank my folks have held investment property before & would be willing to put up 200k from their HELOC.

If you had 250 rentals with subsidies your income would be far greater than you tax increase.Cuts will be administered by HUD, most likely jobs would be cut, maintenance of owned housing would be reduced, grants would be drastically cut, rehab project loans would be reduced and economic development funding/grants with matching funds would go away before the holly grail of rent subsidies would get hit.

When we were snooping at the County office discussing a multi family project for the miners, the head of economic development put us in contact with the prison warden.

(Please assume financing is not a concern as I am more looking at deal economics at this point)

Calvo says the fragile real estate market would crash if rates rose just a little, and he adds, "That's why you're going to see low interest rates . . . through 2015 or until there's some kind of dollar or bond crisis."

The composition of the PLUS Fund’s portfolio and its allocations to various stable value investments and fixed income investment sectors, across the Fund’s multiple tiers, is determined based on prevailing economic and capital market conditions, relative value analysis, liquidity needs, and other factors.

In the end inflation will fix our nation’s housing crisis.

The games the Fed is playing with the QE isnt rocket science its Whiemar republic style economics.

I live in the fox valley area 30 minutes south of Green Bay which has remain relatively stable through the years which I believe makes the population dynamics more of a economic driver.