It also happened in the late 1940's after WWII.Now, these are fairly small changes, so I doubt they will have a major effect.

The banks and government are just putting cement on the carcass instead of breathing a new life into it with rehab and sensible pricing. -- Dawn

As far as 1031s go, I doubt you'll see any change there as it's way too valuable for larger businesses than for RE investors.The first time I ever heard of a 1031 was back in the '60s (I didn't buy my first house until '71) and it involved the owners of the (IIRC) then Baltimore Colts and Los Angeles Rams trading NFL teams.

They pay no rent to me, and I doubt they have paid rent in quite a while.

, I doubt it.

Now if you are looking for someone to fly you around the world on there personal Leer Jet in appreciation I highly doubt that will happen.

Just a guess, but it sounds like they might be trying to buy your house as a short sale, then sell it back to you at market plus charge you 3.5K for doing it.If that is the scheme, doubt they could pull it off if you are current on your loan.

Bryan, you are right, and there is no doubt that Texas is highly regarded for their football, even their high school football is the best and it feeds a lot of talent all over the country.

I'd like to point something out, remember last year when everyone doubted the Cards when it came playoff time.

I doubt I would want a $200K home next door to a storage facility, is that what the seller thinks, there is alot of external obsolesence there.