There are a lot of people with real estate, and they can’t afford it. They can’t make the payments, and they can’t sell the house.

—Joseph Baldi, a Chicago attorney. Baldi is scheduled to speak to the American Bankruptcy Institute on Chapter 11 in October

Real estate is an incredible thing on the downside. Equities can only go to zero. Property can go well below zero.

—Jason Green, a bankruptcy attorney based in Washington, referencing the associated taxes, fees and maintenance of real estate property