Let me know, would love to chat.I got involved with Bulk REO in an odd way, frankly.

I suppose the federal government does not include the cost of power when they figure inflation?

You usually will not get a second look because you already received an offer from a buyer and it was supported by the BPO.In my opinion, the odds are not in your favor.

If you just randomly invest in any real estate that comes along, it doesn't make much sense...but if you can find the right market that has bottomed out and is showing signs of appreciation and it has a strong rental market, the right property management team, etc... and you crunch the numbers and get a high cash-on-cash return and a capitalization rate of over 10%, I'd go with the real estate.Not to mention, you have a hard asset that is backing up your investment (which is much better if inflation goes crazy or the markets are volatile).So - in my humble opinion, I'd MUCH rather be invested in the "right" kind of cash flow real estate than stocks...

I tend to agree with the following taken from the article as it's in line with historic averages:The trajectory of real estate values will vary a great deal from one market to the next ... overall though prices are back to increasing 1 or 2 percent more than the inflation rate over the next 10 years.http://www.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/real-estate/articles/2010/03/04/the-future-of-home-price-appreciation.html

The risk of hyper-inflation means that I want to be able to adjust the rents on my schedule!

Now this is rather odd, since HUD has a long standing acceptance and participation in lease option arrangements, especially with Section 8 tenants (so long as no subsidized rent was used to credit the purchase price).Pay attention also to the reason for the underwriting requirements for your buyers and take care not to place them in a position where it is improbably or impossible for them to perform under your contract!

Btw, those in the #2 category are sometimes in the #1 category as well, as real estate tends to appreciate at around the same rate as inflation (historically), so if they don't have good reason to believe that their specific area is likely to see greater-than-average appreciation, they are basically just creating a cash-preservation strategy.

It is odd that libertarians do have such a tough time in the polls.

In my oppinion it will not result in noticeably higher rates near term, but if or when inflation appears - watch out.