But if you’re looking for a flip or something where you can force appreciate there are options at 150k, as long as you’re able to finance the deals outside of conventional loans

I’d be shocked if gas prices had much if any impact.

If this was to change and you were forced to get a long term tenant in there will the rent support it or at least come close?

You don't want to get into a situation where unforeseen construction delays and repeated vandalism/theft forces the property into dissolution (aka. you run out of money).

We owned a family property in the area for over 66 years, and unfortunately do to family conflict, we were forced to sell in 2010.

If you inspect the property to find out what the rehab needs to be, how does that knowledge impact your decision to buy? 

., have a tremendous impact on your return.

There are other projects in the work as well in the area that could potentially have a positive impact on rentals, but that likely won't happen for at least a few years.

"Forced appreciation" is an excellent method to build a "buy and hold" portfolio.

Too bad they acknowledge it in a footnote rather than in the body of the "story".At worst having your name forged on a deed or mortgage is an inconvenience, however I understand that to the uninformed and misinformed it can be frightening, a fear made worse by things like the FBI "story".Having worked on many title insurance claims over thirty years that involved forged deeds and mortgages, and having consulted on even more, it's with some experience I can state that I have never seen someone lose title to real property or be forced to pay a mortgage they didn't create or benefit from, because of a forgery and I really wish the fairy tale would die a natural death.