It happens all the time to Hollywood and sports stars. They make their first couple million over night, they don't have too much of a clue what to do with it except to spend it.
By no means should a serious investor ever follow the crowd. Either you lead it or you go against it. Those are two strategies that make money for professional investors, as long as you know when to get out or get in. Timing markets are tricky at best if you can control your enthusiasm and disastrous if you are a slave to fear and greed.
It's coming!It's not going to be a big one, but a mini-boom is coming. After the crash and tumble of the last 5 years where housing prices fell over 50% in many places, prices have stabilized, and with foreclosures running toward the end of their route, prices could start climbing as some people start buying again.