Im not into that shorting bullshit. I buy to own. I got some BMO and BNS. Which bank is offfering this anyway ??
I think they offer it but they want a yes or no answer. If the answer is no then they will take it off the books.
That's my understanding as well, these aren't open offers, but since this offer is almost certainly backed by real estate it's probably accessable later on down the road, providing your home value doesn't drop below such that this and your mortgage are below 75-80% LTV.
You don't really need to guess when the market has bottomed out, if you're into it for rental income and you can get a cap rate of 7% or more, you can't go too far off, assuming rents don't drop and you have a reliable tenant.
My guess is much of those recreational properties that shot up sky high, are heading for a nasty fall. So it you're into skiing or you've always wanted to buy a place on the lake somewhere, there's likely to be some damn good deals coming your way. But this isn't really the same as investing for cash flow, it's more of a lifestyle/capital gains type of play.