Right, the irony is this:

The more the buyer like to earn money from the house, the more improbable he will earn any money from the house because when the goings get tough, he has the least chance to hold on to his investment, especially for multi-year recession cycle.

On the flip side, the buyer who wish to live his life with his family in that house, he will ignore the up and down cycle of the RE market, to him, he is transparent to it. He would faithfully mail out his mortgage payment month after month, year after year, one day, he would be surprised to find that his house price has doubled. But he never wished for it, it's simply a bonus.

The truism is this: Don't worry about the price of the house, focus on living your life. If you really need the house, buy it and make the payment, forget about making any money from it. Usually, time will take care of this type of people. If you are too calculating and too wishful, you may end up with nothing.

Some people thought that they are street smart, they tend to be very calculating, they over plan for themselves. In the end, they are the stupid people... Life has proven this simple fact over and over again.