I’ll say it again…the sales are UP rather dramatically in the lower-end areas. It’s rather stunning, actually.
While following a random sample of listings, there is a definite pattern. Homes priced in the $100K range (look in 92057) are **flying of the market**, and according to Jim Klinge’s site, a number of them are being bought by investors.
As of this moment, you could probably break even or get a slightly positive cash flow on most of these as rentals. However, what happens when all these new houses come onto the rental market? What will likely happen to rents in those areas, especially if the job market continues to deteriorate? Then, the fundamentals don’t work again, and the prices continue to fall.
Also, remember that all these low-priced sales serve as comps. We need somebody to set the downward-moving market prices for these houses. Might as well be somebody other than us! 😉
