Ironically, I believe that most of our upcoming financial woes will not be fully due to the government or to Wall Street (though they will both be part of it), but moreso will be due to our crumbling educational system, the lack of focus on higher education (all the idiots who want us to believe that higher ed is for 'elitists') and lack of entrepreneurship (resulting from the degradation in education).The countries that are already starting to kick our butts economically (China, India, etc) are the ones that have seen dramatic rises in their educational standards over the past 10 years and are the ones that continue to prioritize education for their children.I find it amusing that people think that there's been a dramatic turn of events in this country, yet completely ignore the long, slow slide from economic, educational and healthcare superpower 20 years ago to what we are now -- mediocre at best compared to much of the rest of the first world.

My personal spending has risen dramatically as I now family, with a at home with, a 4 year old and another baby on the way.

In addition to the 5 bedrooms my house has a studio over garage that could become a 1 bedroom rental - boosting total rent to $3200 - I think for that much rent it may be worth the aggrivation of 5 students!

As opposed to the US immigration during the same past decade, Canada has targeted on relatevely young, better (higher) educated wave of immigrants whose immediate contribution to the economy was nothing to be neglected, provided quite a boost.

But it appears we are in a transisionary period and I'm anticipating a gradual decline from peak levels unless something dramatically changes.  

Newark once had a very bad reputation and now it's being redeveloped dramatically!

We do live in a global market and a downturn in the US market can have an effect in a place like Costa Rica, although it doesn't necessarily have to be dramatic.

I have put a boosted posting on my LLC's facebook page that we "anticipate a rare vacancy" and to keep watching for updates.You are not going to change your current tenant's behavior.  

The only way this is a deal is if they come down dramatically on price.

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