Painful reminders!!

I'm still having some connectivity issues from time to time . . . definitely a pain.

Hey I remember dominos, flick the block of wood and watch the rest of them fall down*flick* New plan to clean mortgage marketFewer people can qualify for mortgagesDrives home prices lowerAppraisals come in lowerDrives home prices even lower

That's how banks work, although they're learning (to all of our pain), leverage is a tool that cuts both ways.Personally, I want my residence paid off.

My nearest competition is two houses, one a few doors away, same age, also stucco, slightly larger, with people in it, at 165K last I looked, and another one, slightly larger, block, a few blocks away, 11 years older at $135K.

They were both a MAJOR pain in the butt.

on that note, make sure your CPA isn't the 'dude' at HR block!!

If you go back to the conversation with Mr Investor, you should see a "Remove Block" or some such above his replies.

The ones I held as rentals are a huge pain in the butt.Based on my own experience and the experience of several experienced investors I associate with, here's what's likely to happen with that house should you choose to buy it ... 1.

This property is 2 blocks south of where we live.