In fact, if you sat down with them, I would bet they can put an incredibly precise definition on what they are interested in buying and what they aren't interested in buying.

Will jets taking off effect the marketability of a neighborhood....you bet it does.

A Cyclical market is subject to much wider swings in pricing.Example: I would bet dollars to donuts the rural markets and places like Topeka Kansas saw some effect from the national run up in home prices before the sub-prime but never the same wide swings that Florida and California saw.The big advantage of a linear market is much less downside price risk.The cyclical market on the other hand IF...IF you can time it right will yield nice capital appreciation but of course has higher down side risk.

I'd bet some restaurant somewhere is serving horsemeat letting people think it's beef too.

I'm not a "bet on appreciation" type investor.

If you want to flip this at retail price then your best bet would be to do a rent-to-own deal.I also would agree with Shaun Reilly - figure out what the numbers would look like from an investors stand point.

Growth north or along the I-75 corridor, I bet will slow.What do you think?

I'll bet yours is now the nicest house in the neighborhood.

Rich,I found this on the IRS site http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/What-is-Earned-Income%3F;In this link the IRS clearly says that interest is not considered "Earned Income"Now understand I am neither a tax attorney or accountant however, If I was in your situation my expectation would be that I could collect this income from holding the mortgage without reducing my SS benefits.Probably your best bet though would be to contact a tax accountant or tax attorney (or both) to be certain.

And you can also put ads in craigslist for the salesprice.I bet someone here can get you a good sales contract that's written from the seller's point of view.