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That is what I thought I was doing. I bought a house in 2010 and sold at the then peak in 2013 :-(.
So exactly how did you get "burned" in real estate? Sounds like you made profit.
I got burned with my 1st house- buying in 06, and did just OK with buying again in 10 and selling in 13, but 'lost' (did not make another) 50% by not holding it long enough.