For examples 10 years from now the debt service you can get for loan, regulatory control, the economics of the area you are planning to buy in, rent rates, saturation rates, your life circumstances will all be different.

Either way, I'm not envious of having that position during the crisis.

Dallas-Fort Worth is doing very well economically but TX has some of the highest property taxes and homeowners insurance in the country that really cuts in to your cash flow.

Since properties and their owners have an economic stake as residents, some with long-term histories (even generational), while newcomers may envision a different community (eg.

@Chris Winterhalter all good for a commercial, not sure it's big enough to do lunch (LOL) but,What he has is a half-way type house, church activities, study sessions, psycho stuff that is ordered by the court.This may fly under economic development and/or the community reinvestment act.

Can't say much about the actual numbers, but since I have daily dealings with those on the lower end of the economic scale (how's that for PC?)

I'll shoot from the hip here: from what I see on BP compared to the NYC market, cheaper properties cashflow MUCH better than expensive ones since prices seem to have a much softer bottom than rents, but given normal economic conditions, the expensive ones in better areas will appreciate better.

Get a mentor who also understands relational marketing, economics and markets.

I recently met someone at a community economic development meeting who fits this description.

Once the oil boom is over, what's the economic driver for the area?