Market has tightened up a good bit in our areas as well, economy is starting to get going, and that means people are looking on the brighter side of life.. that don’t mean you won’t get deals.

.-0.35-2.87Realtor.com’s model-based forecast uses data on the housing market and overall economy to estimate values for these variables for the year ahead.

But a number of the guys that originally built a lot of those homes are coming out of retirement and bringing their old design work back to life to reconstruct some of their old subdivisions and neighbors are banding together to try to get some economy of scale.  

to evaluate, do the following:  (monthly lot rent * number of occupied lots * 12(months to annualize the income))  * .5 (this is a 50% expense ratio because it is a super small park and economies of scale don't kick in until around 25 lots or so...dependent upon lot rent) = you NOI(net operating income) for the park.Once you have the NOI, you can multiply that by 10(which is a 10% cap rate) and then see if you are getting a good deal and what you could potentially pay for the park.  

Really rocked my world and changed my thinking for the better)- "Timing the Real Estate Market" by Robert Campbell (one of my all time favs that offers data driven analysis to look at the Real Estate market and economy, giving investors valuable indicators along the way)

Quite frankly a market economy just doesn't work when it comes with medicine.

The king and sockeye fishing closures killed the local economy at all levels. 

I understand you are in a tight spot but IMO you should look for a better market because when the market crashes you will want a stable economy and population so you aren't screwed!

Everywhere i look around, there just seems to be a thriving economy up here!

The other day I was watching this classic with my wife, and remarked, "Sure, Potter is kind of an ***, but is in a real tough position in light of the economy, and has to have a thick skin."