Big shift in the market over the last few months. 

How many In Increased percentage points do you think it will take for the real estate market to shift?

That has to be an awesome feeling not only house hacking, but then having that shift into a rental property.

I'm no expert, but to me buying a property at 50-60% of value provides me with enough spread to weather a shift in the market.

If the market goes to that level in general thats a pretty big shift.  

In terms of Big Box retail, there's been shifts, but nothing catastrophic.

I also shifted the rent due date for one tenant who doesn't get paid until the 5th.

In case of economic downturn, there isn't a huge shift in pricing.

Add seven years for history's sake, and one might erroneously assume we are coming out of the "down cycle. " Then, lets add for a few additional culprits: easy money (our old pal), over development (another old pal), consumer confidence, global markets, technology, emerging markets, government regulation, consumer paradigm shifts, unemployment, aging infrastructures, and political paralysis, to name a few; and we can easily argue for 8, 9, 10 years of down cycle.

With the elections behind us is there going to be a shift from one party to another that could sway what happens with this legislation?