I have been very conservative in the past and just can't bring myself to leverage very heavy.

Basically you could view it as fishing in the 87% pond or the 13% pond . . . it's possible to sell in either pond, but in a shaky environment I would fish in the surest one.Also, in this example your net proceeds would be the same; I'd welcome the opportunity to have their agent do the heavy lifting if it isn't' coming out of my pocket.

For those that don't, it's likely more equity will be needed at best.There's not a lot of buyers right now it seems interested, so if you see a deal and it makes sense, there's probably not going to be as much competition for it.  

But there are still enough essential employees out there working that you should be able to find someone as long as you have a quality "product" and competitive price.

Many top agents actually prefer operating during recessions because of this phenomenon of less competition and able to raise prices.

The best deals are the ones where you have no competition.

Competition and ignorance.

If I'm intending to haul furniture and heavy tools, a truck would be better even if it is more expensive.   

I don't see that much competition out there and they offer great returns for flips or rentals.

Each state is so vastly different in the amount of sales how they work functionally and COMPETITION.