The other counting the hot attic space in the square footage to "justify" the pricing.

That became my big cash cow, from '78 to '01, when I did a 1031 exchange for 3 places in the Highland Lakes region of Texas.A couple of moves later I had two rentals in Houston that (barely) cash flowed, but we had red hot housing inflation.

Also, in a market that is hot with cash buyers lined up around the block to buy it on the spot with no funky terms it just won't work and why should it since it may be more work for the seller?

Sure, there is slowing in some markets, as there are several markets that are still hot - while others are not impacted at all by the recent slowing because they were not overpriced to begin with.

But for some reason the lease option assignment is hot right now and someone needs to have the kind of support that demands answers on topics such as this.

It's a lot easier to pilliage and burn in a hot market.

The zip codes I invest in are 53202 and 53211 (the hot zip codes in Milwaukee).

One was owner occupied and doesn’t have a hot tub.

Others will indeed be very spooked even if they managed to avoid getting directly hurt.Some of the areas that were really hot during the bubble, like LV and FL, may see low demand for quite a while, especially when compared to the overbuilding that occured.

It adds beautiful curb appeal to our house, shades our living room windows (we are in a hot climate), and adds a lot of charm to the property.I live in a house and am the owner.