Amazing how 30+ readers can take the same book and come to such differing conclusions.* I have to say that overall the book provided some interesting insight and food for thought.* Book TITLE was overly provacative. Above anything I think the author is simply saying you should run your numbers VERY closely before buying residential real estate.* I laugh at those idiots who, in claiming the book's premise is false, do little more than stating the author is a LOSER and then go on to point out that since prices have continued to rise over the past six months a crash will not happen. That shred of evidence is then invoked to counter all the author's claims. Do these people really READ these books????