Originally Posted by will76

now is the time to buy, rentals would be your best bet. You can find plenty of deals where you can purchase a rental with 20% down and be able to collect a lot more in rent then your mortgage.

People always forget its best to buy when something is down, not high. But most people buy high and then sell low. Right now the real estate market is very low and shouldn't go much lower if any lower at all.