I know this was a common practice pre-crisis but as we all know several of those industry standards haven't come back.

Below is a snippet from the larger 187-page text:"This introduction to the Unified Land Use and Circulation Elements begins with a brief overview of the relevant Baseline Conditions and the Unified Land Use and Circulation Response to issues identified through a demographic, transportation, and economic analysis.

I own two rental properties in Davenport, IA but am living in Fairfax, VA getting my masters degree in Economics.

I like to know:Job/Economic growthRenter to owner ratiosAre the courts landlord friendly?

Just wanted to get a sense of whether the economics of this sort of deal makes sense for someone who is thinking long-term.

If it were forwarded to the lender it would constitute Tortious Interference of an existing contract that could potentially cause you economic harm.See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortious_interference.Now on a side note: The latest GSE Arms Length Affidavits are including language that states that "The Highest and Best Offer has been submitted to the lender for review and that there are no other offers other than this offer that has been made on the property.

Many people lost money at that time, and others made a lotfrom the crisis.

., and after going through all their reasons, most come to the conclusion that your investment capital is better leveraged (more properties) and will work harder for you investing in out-of-state properties.Besides, look at the economics, tenant laws and political environment you're dealing with here in California!

Hi Seth Hettena,A few ways to learn about opportunities in other markets is to:1) Ask others in the BiggerPockets forums.2) Download my "2013 Housing Market Forecast" report.3) Visit my website (see my BP profile).4) Do your own market/economic/housing research on the internet (the slowest method).Maybe you'll do all of the above just to be thorough.

As an economics graduate simple supply and demand tells us they should slowly liquidate just as banks have been doing with some of the foreclosures since the 'crash'.