You don't mind the risk of negative cash flow or being upside down should the market decrease; and3.

If you take it a step further and find someone to assing the contract, we'll say, at a profit, that degree of speculation has decreased to an assignment flip, and thereby limiting your profit to the assigned contract.

While poor lending practices are certainly a partial contributor of the financial crisis we're seeing, I personally believe there are more fundamental issues, such as a decrease in domestic production, low liquidity among individuals, corporate greed (and personal greed), drop-off in public educational standards, etc.While the lending rules may certainly have hastened (and concentrated) the financial crisis we're seeing, I personally believe it would have happened eventually, even without lower lending standards.So, I disagree with the statement that it "could not have happened without government intervention in the lending market."

Rent decreased about $150 a month because there was a flood of available rentals.

But that $500 water heater is a different percentage of a house that rents for $500 vs a house that rents for $2,000.As an added bonus, insurance rates decrease, per value, as the price goes up.Oh yea, where I grew up, $500,000 buys you a 1200 square foot, 3/2 tract house.

My sense so far is that the majority here would say that they look at lower end products or perhaps a little better.If you use a better paint product for your rentals can you discuss why it might be more profitable or might encourage better tenants.Are there repairs, rehabs, appliances that you might put in that you believe would either increase the likelihood of better rents, better tenants or perhaps decrease the cost of upkeep?

Think alot of people would be very supprised, but I also think it'd have to decrease ALOT for most Americans to realize or worry about it, yes I've heard on money shows like hard money or some msnbc shows that the dollar is down, but doesnt mean much to the average American.

Learn what you are selling and the fear will decrease. 

By implanting green building techniques such asusing locally obtained building materials and other renewableresources, capital costs can possible be decreased and homeprices do not increase.

The acquisition of that 100 unit should be "value add" meaning you can renovate interiors, exteriors and with improved operational efficiencies increase rents, decrease expenses and create a higher NOI.