HUD "secrets" change often including another one in the last couple of months to include a softening of the firm line on the 87-88% on aged inventory that had been in effect since HUD went to one AM(there doesnt seem to be a firm number in my region but their is a number less than 87%)The "under previous asset managers it was, but isn't anymore" ABSOLUTELY APPLIES. 

At first we won't see much moving but, the market will adjust and this will help soften prices.

We spent too much remodeling it and dropped the price too quickly in a softening real estate market.

I have one house with a crawl space and it has the well water tank and softener down there.  

Beyond these projects, there’s extensive mixed-use and large-scale development happening all across the metro area, both in urban and suburban zones.Given Kansas City's comparatively low market prices (compared to the national average), there's little concern about substantial price softening.

So coming in with that knowledge and addressing that issue first will likely soften the blow and create an understanding between yourself and your new tenants. 

I'm hoping to see more Reo inventory come on market as it will soften the pressure for more first time buyers and help train more trades.

Doing one right could have softened the blow of the other but his candle burned out from both sides.

If you do all of this you'll be far less exposed to loss of property value, and you'll be cash flowing well even if the market softens.

A newly passed regulation called the Basel III, will certainly not induce U.S. banks to loosen up lending in the next several years, given that they must comply with much higher liquidity and leverage standards by as soon as 2015.Although the Basel III standards have been softened somewhat this month, I believe that lending in the U.S. will continue to remain tight over the next several years.