Not all, of course (unless you believe that Skynet is coming) but the situation will not improve over time.And the productivity gains will be realized only by business owners and an ever-smaller circle of employees.

I'm not saying you can't find these days, but to give yourself the greatest chance of putting deals together, you should have a way to bring cash to the closing table.So, you need to investigate deal structuring on the other side -- getting financing, finding an equity partner, JV deals, etc.

No one can mitigate all risk, but I would rather have a chance at being wealthy earlier in life using debt (its what the FED does, and no matter what you think about it, or how you think it is going to end, if they flame out, I could care less if you own you property free and clear we are all in deep doo doo).If you use debt to no more than 70-75% LTV, in todays market, we could still have a correction and you would have an equity cushion.

I imagine that some first time home buyers will be thinking "Last chance to buy a house before rates go up and you are locked out forever"

Gauging market upswing involves a lot of guesswork.Neighborhood improvement is often a J-Curve.

I saw this pop up on my keyword, but had not had a chance to see the thread yet.

I knew I was not going to chance investing in CC's real estate market because it did seems a bit unstable.

Also, Section 8 froze any rent increases for 3 years, and now says only 3% rise and must be documented with an improvement for the tenant, not just rise in real estate tax or insurance costs, and must be approved by them in advance, and this is even though I'm already significantly below market rent.

Without a contract price to go off of apprasiers are encouraged to come in low based on the rules they go by, especially in an improving market.

What is the difference between 2 and 3 bedroom houses of similar size and improvement level?