A few months old, but Tucson was expected to fall the most of all cities in the next 12 months(actually there were 8 out of the 100 that were worse. btw, My area was # 1 in appreciation projection for the SECOND year in a row.

The comps you have are $112-$127K in rehabbed condition and you expect rehab to cost approx. $10K.

Calculate all of your costs, price in the value of your diy time, realtor costs, and then add in expected profit to find the highest amount you can pay for the house.

Asset value of the DOW is around 4500 to 5500everything down to intrinsic valueFrom the contacts I have (fund managers stockbrokers) that is exactly what they expect to see.

Out of curiosity, what do you expect to happen in your business between now and the end of the year?

I had two student closings last week, and expect two more next week.

Please realize the bank expects 20-30% down on a short sale.Hope that answered your question.

Speculating is certainly investing and can be very profitable if things happen as you expect.

Shop for a loan don't expect it to drop in your lap.

The fiscal budget surplus is also around 20 per cent of GDP giving the government ‘a lot of room to increase spending’.However, the bank still expects recent real estate price increases to plateau for the next two years, a ‘benign correction’ and not a crash.