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Old 02-18-2012, 11:42 AM   #2081
Slava
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Originally Posted by Red View Post
Maybe they bought in 2008 for 500k? Selling sets them back 100k immediately. Renting out with negative cash flow eases the pain and there is a chance of a turnaround.

There are tons of people in that situation. Got caught with their pants down when realized that RE doesn't always go up.
Are there tons? How many places went down 20% since 2008 and haven't come back at all? I really have no idea as I don't follow real estate that closely. Honestly I just like where I live and things don't change fast enough for me to have any real concerns. That being said, everyone tells me that we're a year and a half behind the US so I've been reading this thread waiting for about 3 years for our market to crater...
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