I agree with this for the most part except for hot core markets.In some of those markets there was a temporary blip and now the markets are starting to increase again at a rapid clip.The outlining suburban to rural markets is what generally recovers last.In those areas I do believe we are years and years off in some locations from a recovery.Driving the other day I saw a new homes subdivision sign stuck next to a main road.First one I had seen in 4 YEARS.

I always include rent compels with my RFTA to support my requested rent.  

At this point there is no overly compelling evidence that a discount on the payoff will materialize.  

This is also the core question in this thread: as in "what is the value of a buyer's agent?"

Ideas that have a chance of succeeding are those and only those whose core principle is to simplify and/or improve present circumstance.A lot of people in Western hemisphere are depressed.

So when I get people just starting out at this point in the cycle and they want advice... it's tough to offer up a compelling answer.

Running your own comps and understanding the marketable value of any prospective property deal is at the core of your diligence.

That's what this country was founded upon, and if we are really going to get back to the core of what our founding fathers believed, that's what we need to do.

It will be your fanatical faith based devotion to atheism as a more hard core fundamentalist than any person of faith who has posted here.

For the reasons stated above, we see no compelling reason to except any businesses or transactions based on an arbitrary, de minimis dollar amount or volume of transactions.""