•Massive unemployment = selling and foreclosure (eventually, not initially)•Increased supply/declining demand = lower prices/buyers' market•Those with capital reserves will buy at significant discounts for cash•Savvy investors without capital will buy on great terms •Retail priced value add/flip properties will have to sell at smaller margins•The paper market and buy and hold investors will be on hold until the general public can afford to make payments•Capital might be sitting on the sideline for a whileWhat does your crystal ball say I'm missing here?

We got the property for $7,000 so we figured it was a pretty small investment but my question is, if we let it sit for the next 3-5 years without doing any rehab.

With our loan sitting at a lower leverage point, it comes with a substantially lower holding cost while our borrower is able to obtain a loan close to 100% LTP.  

I grown money for my investing this way: I wait until Amazon takes a beating then I thrown any savings I have at that point into the stock. 2 years ago in the fall the stock dipped below $1600 (I bought a lot) then rose up over $2000 (cashed out) Stock dropped again two weeks ago to nearly $1600 I dropped in $17k now it’s sitting over $20k today.

The executor of the estate has no interest in the house and HUD has been dragging their feet for 4 or 5 years now.In the meantime our neighborhood has this ugly, boarded up, ripe for squatting house just sitting there.Is there any recourse against HUD or other lenders in a case like this?

Considering the uncertainty of the market and economy, is this a good time for a newbie to take action or should we sit on our hands and wait for certainty again, whether the market goes up or down?

I'm going to sit back and wait and see how he does. 

I have been sitting on the capital without being able to make use of it waiting and waiting, I am done waiting.

As for saving and making a better life that sounds good until you find yourself with three kids who all need clothes and food and you’re a single parent not making enough to get to a point where you can start saving and stop looking at your next check a week away while you’re sitting around broke.

I am old enough to recall older retired folks who had a safety deposit box that had their bearer bonds and a pair of scissors.