If one invests in a 'hot' market with proven wild swings in growth/decline, one must expect wide variance in their month-to-month performance over the years.  

So, if you want to swing a hammer, you'll get paid the same as someone who swings hammers for a living.

Right now the opportunity still exists because of Phoenix projected growth but it might take a couple of years for the market to swing back.

Can't swing a dead cat without hitting a Realtor in this town and everyone's mom or co-worker seems to have a license.The Phoenix housing market is the same right now, very competitive.

I am exploring a golf car rental in some of my properties, but would make sure the booking was done via a 3rd party, and make sure the vehicle is owned by a different entity then the house owner and the property management company owner.

Remember, a lawsuit can swing in either direction.Removing crayon marks can be very expensive.

As I have read, that's what starts the good part of a real estate market cycle - where the economic curve starts to swing up.

. $80k swings in a matter of days is not uncommon in this basket of stocks so losing money in any reallocation of these funds is acceptable as long as the degree of risk is rewarded over time.

The only thing that will swing that is the possibility of owner-occupying a duplex.

Prior to values jumping I did have issues with wide swings in appraisals, I specifically recall one loan where we received two appraisals one month apart from each other and the value varied by nearly 40K which was a 15% variance.