So......the craze of flipping houses has certainly taken a hit I would think given the dismal performance in the housing sector over the past 4 years. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38811725/ns/business-the_new_york_times The most ominous statement to me is that a lot of industries will be negatively impacted as well. So much for Home Depot or Royal Carribean stock eh? After not making a profit on an 18 year home ownership run in one of the most marketable communities in SE Michigan I can certainly relate. Right now I am just renting a condo and frankly I don't have an urge to sell out my 401 K in order to buy something else. It's tempting given the low prices and the low mortgage rates though. The problem is I did not get enough out of my home sale to buy into another home comfortably. The cash on hand after the job loss went heavily into owning a home and paying for a condo simultaneously while also bearing the expensive costs of the relocation of my family. Very frustrating.....