December statistics saw a decrease in house buying power, as reported by First American's Real House Price Index, this decrease has been occurring by about 2.1 percent per year but November to December saw a decrease of 5.1 percent.

I had to borrow against my equity via a HELOC to keep the ship afloat, and when the market decreased the prices and my inflated equity dried up...Well, let's just say it was not pretty.So I can believe that you have done all your due diligence in outlining the numbers and analyzing the deal, and like you say, since you don't need to do a deal just because you want one, why not pass and continue to look for an investment that works for you financially and personally?

So, when a 5% earned income tax cut comes along, the wealthy are already optimizing for their tax burden (likely by a decreased amount of earned income), and it's very unlikely that they'll actually be able to benefit from the full 5% earned income credit without negatively impacting their tax burden somewhere else.

Would you evict her when you take ownership to decrease you risk?

If the HVAC installer was worth his salt, he installed dampers on the branch lines to increase/decrease air flow depending on how the system worked.

In the same way that leverage + price increases led to a spiral of appreciation, I can see price decreases resulting in more and more mortgage defaults that create a downward spiral in prices.

He thought that could decrease the draft and that the top should be above the ridgeline.

Wonder how many people on BP would state their cost of living has stayed stable or decreased in the last few years?

My premise: Given my long timeline these homes will substantially decrease maintenance costs and be more attractive to tenants reducing vacancy, thus increasing net profit.

But, if you won't be able to sell it for a good price, then it is better to keep it until you can.If it is currently under a 15 year mortgage, you may be able to refi under a 30 year which will decrease your monthly payment so more cash flow in your pocket each month.