Investing in the Real Estate Market

We hear this song and dance about impending crashes all the time as real estate investors. The thing is that you don't know which of those metrics and factors will be the lever that actually moves the housing market over the next few years. Those sitting out will be right, but they will still lose. That is why i continue to invest, even though i too fear a bubble. I believe that over a long time horizon, say 20 or 30 years, prices and rents in my market will appreciate at a rate equal to or greater than inflation.