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All Forum Posts by: Darius Parsia

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Post: The future of RE investing - 5 and 10 year outlook

Darius ParsiaPosted
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  • Sarasota, FL
  • Posts 39
  • Votes 39
Quote from @Eric Gerakos:
Quote from @Darius Parsia:

The future of Real Estate investing is in danger, and it's going to take a lot of creativity and unity to thrive over the next decade. 

Those of you who've been in it for the past 10 or 20 years can see the writing on the wall, as you've had it "easy" compared to now and the future.
BRRR method has become next to impossible in good markets. Competition is insane.

It takes a lot of courage to go against the grain, to risk shame and censorship to simply state what should be obvious to everyone by now. The controversial matters I'm about to discuss are now public knowledge, however only a few years ago were completely unknown to the masses, except to very savvy (or paranoid) "conspiracy theorists" and there were massive efforts by governments and Big Tech to censor such subjects. Ask yourself - WHY?

If you can swallow your pride, political bias and ego for a moment, I promise this post will provide value to you in the end, no matter your position.

Before you make a quick judgement and skip this post, to be clear I was once a full-fledged Democrat, but now I am NOT affiliated with ANY political "side" as I believe the entire political, two-party system is defunct and corrupt - I mean just look at Nancy Pelosi (D) and Mitch McConnell (R) - a perfect example of how old greedy people remain in power and get to control and affect our lives. Why don't we have term limits?!!! 

Moving on...unfortunately political influence plays a HUGE part in Real Estate and that includes ownership and investing. If you ignore or deny this fact you are either very naïve/uninformed or complicit with bias towards a political agenda or mainstream narrative. 

Despite what traditional economics would teach you, an often overlooked fact is that big corporations, politicians and presidents all have an impact on the overall economy, whether or not we enter senseless wars and inflation - just look at what's happening now vs before our current... "President" who can barely string together a sentence let alone command an army. As a nation, our GDI and GDP are not looking good and we're in more debt than ever before. 

Outside of that, consider what has happened just in the past few years for example, such as communities all over the country where BLM riots occurred that resulted in severe widespread property damage affecting surrounding communities for months later, lowering property values which allowed certain large investors including BlackRock to buy up these areas cheap, with and without leverage. BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street together own nearly ALL assets in the entire world! When you follow the money and dig deeper, you uncover that in that example, the BLM riots were largely funded by Mr. Soros whom has communist and Marxist political views. His famous quote, "Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste". And now you have Democratic cities such as San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York allowing rampant migration, crime and retail theft to continue which affects everything from business to Real Estate, to every day life.

Then, you've got the whole p@ndemic situation that caused people to move out of highly restrictive states & cities where lockdowns caused massive job losses, business closures, suicides, etc., these people who were fed up moved into more "free" states such as Arizona, Texas, Georgia and Florida. If you do enough research, you can find out that even the Pl@nnedemic was political in more ways than one. Evidence is now clear that CV19 leaked from a lab, and Klaus Schwab of the WEF wrote a book about CV19 and the "Great Reset" TWO MONTHS before it occurred and was quoted saying "The p@ndemic represents a rare but narrow window of opportunity [...] to reset our world". Look up Event 201, Agenda 21 and agenda 2030. These are not "conspiracy theories" rather conspiracy facts that are now public knowledge for all to see. You just have to ignore the "Fact Checkers" as they are actually biased liars paid to censor the truth. Dig deep enough and you'll find the truth - think alternative media sources. Twitter (aka X) has more valuable and truthful insight than any "news" corporation (btw ALL of which are owned by just a handful of conglomerate companies).

Here is how all of these agendas will affect Real Estate, ownership and investing over the next 5 and 10 years:

Agenda 21/2030: For more than 20 years, the United Nations has been slowly implementing a plan with global governments to gain more control and consolidation of ALL resources around the world, which includes restricting individual property rights and redistributing wealth from developed to developing nations in the name of questionable climate change "crisis".  They want a one world government and one world currency. 

What does this all mean to us investors? Within two years or less, we will witness a major market crash caused by a combination of another pandemic and war, and more cyber attacks on our infrastructure. Even without all of this we are already on the path towards a de-dollarization and a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). BRICS currency is on its way to launch very soon. Bitcoin can still make you rich as it is a finite asset. At the very least, it is a hedge. During this two to three year period, we will see massive inflation even worse than now, major hikes in interest rates and increasing difficulty to buy, flip and even hold real estate properties - especially SFH. BlackRock and similar funds will continue to by lucrative assets, outbidding smaller investors and that includes multi-family properties. They will end up turning SFH residences and communities into tiny multi apartment dwellings. In order for us regular investors to still find opportunities after all these massive events and changes, we're going to have to work together and utilize pooled resources, creative financing, sweat equity and collaborative development projects.

By the year 2030, according to psycho Schwab and the WEF "You will own nothing and be happy" so that means it will become increasingly difficult to acquire and hold onto real estate per their maniacal plans. What it really means is that only the ultra rich and as well as WEF sponsored, ESG driven organizations will own apartment buildings and other investment properties. The best way we can circumvent this is to network with each other and try to acquire as much LAND as possible and come up with plans to build our own sustainable eco-friendly communities. The further away from major cities, the less of an impact these agendas have on us. In general, land is the key! We need more self-sufficient farming. Big players such as Bill Gates are buying massive amounts of land and destroying millions of trees, turning regular farms into GMO farms. If we the people own most of the land, we remain in control! 

Lastly, beyond 2030 is yet another threat we will have to face and that is A.I. and robots... yes robots. There are already plans to roll out massive robot workforces over the next 10 years and while that may have some benefits, will have drawbacks too because it will accelerate the "need for UBI (Universal Basic Income)" as jobs will gradually disappear. When more and more people become dependent on this fixed income, that will affect our ability to provide affordable housing via SFH rentals and sub 10 unit MFH properties.

If you learn how big players like these control the world, you can use this insight to your advantage and plan for the future, including where and how to invest! It's time to get smart and work together.

These people want to divide us into only two classes - rich and poor and they want to buy up all assets, making it hard for small investors to thrive.

It's a crazy world out there now and things are going to get tougher, but if you are willing to let go of your beliefs and open your eyes and mind, you can find answers and solutions to these challenges we will all continue to face. Together, we can still win!

TLDR; In summary: BUY LAND NOW! (and Bitcoin)

"knowledge Is The Biggest Asset You Can Accumulate"


 I hope you're not forgetting to wear your foil hat. You can't be too careful these days. 


Sir, all you've done is proved that you know nothing more than what propaganda CNN blasts. I speak from thorough research, not conspiracy theories. When it's just a theory, I keep it to myself. When the theory turns out to be true and can be verified through evidence, that's when I openly discuss it as I have here. 

Post: The future of RE investing - 5 and 10 year outlook

Darius ParsiaPosted
  • Investor
  • Sarasota, FL
  • Posts 39
  • Votes 39
Quote from @Carlos Ptriawan:
Quote from @Darius Parsia:
Quote from @Brett Deas:

ALOT of assumptions there lol. 

People were saying this before we were all alive. They have turned out fine, as long as you stay in the market. 

They aren't assumptions, rather educated guestimates based on facts that I have pointed out, which you can verify. I would provide sources if I didn't have to worry about being banned or censored. You can foresee a direction when you know their plans/agenda and how it is being carried out.

Staying in the market is fine, yes... but the issue I'm concerned about is the increasing challenges faced by NEW investors and even just families wanting to buy their first home due to all of these mentioned factors. I personally know lots of people that have tried to move during and after the pandemic and were consistently outbid, sometimes well above asking and even site unseen. Now you have a lot of families being priced out of being able to afford their first home due to rising costs, inflation, interest rates and competition from larger investors that can buy with cash or very low interest leverage. 

In the 1950's and even into the late 1980's, home prices were very low and despite periods of very high interest rates, more families were still able to afford buying a home than now due to the fact that wages/income have not risen enough over the past 50 years to beat CPI/costs of living and inflation. 

US incomes have fallen every year of the Biden Presidency thus far.
The median income last year fell to $74,580. 90th percentile fell to $216,000, and the bottom 10th was $17,100.
Poverty rate - the supplemental poverty measure - based on post-tax income and includes government-transfer payments like stimulus checks - rose to 12.4% . It was the first increase since 2010.
Income inequality: The Gini index fell to 0.488, narrowing the gap as pay among the highest earners decreased. A Gini coefficient of zero reflects perfect equality, where all income or wealth values are the same, while a Gini coefficient of 1 (or 100%) reflects maximum inequality.

 Few thing that I would like to add :

- Gini ratio in US, although it's bad, it's comparable to any other high developed countries and even developing country.
- It is well known factor that inflation is a driving factor that would increase property and also would create higher GINI ratio.
- You can't compare 2023 to what happen in 1950 LOL
In 1950 India just got independence, in 2023 India is putting their man to the moon

What does it mean is that USA as country has the whole new competitor in the world, in all area, so US is no longer the big supremacy in the world

- there's educational democratization in the world where any other country could overlap US in anything esp tech landscape, even South Korea could produce more sophisticated semiconductor than the US

- If you think one guy can change the world, that's so 1938 paragdigm.

- I guess you'd guys start educating among yourself how to make young people in this country going to unversity again, with good and cheap price LOL



 Comparing our Gini ratio to another country isn't relevant here. I'm referring to our conditions in the US. Every country will have its own separate challenges and struggles. 

The reason why I compared 1950 to 2023 is to show how costs of everything have steadily climbed high since then, while wages have not. That is very important because even when you don't factor in inflation, it shows that our dollar purchasing power has been declining and continues to do so. 

Our president CAN impact the US and the world, because he has been intentionally supporting Ukraine, sending them now more than $138 BILLION dollars of our tax dollars, which we did not vote for! This is the hidden inflation putting the US into further decline and debt. Additionally, he made the call to covertly blow up a Russian pipeline. That, in combination with supporting Ukraine's goal of joining NATO is a proxy war threat to Russia which could escalate to WW3. 

Additionally, he has been pushing the green agenda under false premises that humans are solely responsible for Climate Change, which we are only a fraction of 1% responsible. With that in mind though, 52% of cumulative emissions is from large industries and corporations, backed by this elite minority, are the major polluters and China is a big one, yet they are not sanctioned for it but the rest of the world is.

There's a lot of other things I could get into about this, but I won't just because I don't want to turn this into a political discussion. Let's focus on the Real Estate aspect. I would love to hear people's creative ideas on how we can invest for the future.

Post: The future of RE investing - 5 and 10 year outlook

Darius ParsiaPosted
  • Investor
  • Sarasota, FL
  • Posts 39
  • Votes 39
Quote from @Henry Clark:

It’s your money.  You’re always right.


So what REI investments have you made. Or are you making?


I did some flips a few years back, but right now just REITs, land and one MFH. I'm waiting for the right time to buy more MFH.

If you're heavy in commercial real estate, I would hope you are working on development projects that repurpose office buildings as we will likely continue to see a decline there. In fact, we are going to see big pain and/or crash probably by next year in the commercial RE market before the residential. As you know, it takes time for residential RE to be affected by major market shifts. 2008/9 financial crisis was different, caused by bad lending practices and greed, not market conditions. That said, we tend to have 10 to 20 year long bubble cycles regardless. 

What commercial projects are you investing in that you think will survive the recession, and thrive over the next 10 years?

Post: The future of RE investing - 5 and 10 year outlook

Darius ParsiaPosted
  • Investor
  • Sarasota, FL
  • Posts 39
  • Votes 39
Quote from @Brett Deas:

ALOT of assumptions there lol. 

People were saying this before we were all alive. They have turned out fine, as long as you stay in the market. 

They aren't assumptions, rather educated guestimates based on facts that I have pointed out, which you can verify. I would provide sources if I didn't have to worry about being banned or censored. You can foresee a direction when you know their plans/agenda and how it is being carried out.

Staying in the market is fine, yes... but the issue I'm concerned about is the increasing challenges faced by NEW investors and even just families wanting to buy their first home due to all of these mentioned factors. I personally know lots of people that have tried to move during and after the pandemic and were consistently outbid, sometimes well above asking and even site unseen. Now you have a lot of families being priced out of being able to afford their first home due to rising costs, inflation, interest rates and competition from larger investors that can buy with cash or very low interest leverage. 

In the 1950's and even into the late 1980's, home prices were very low and despite periods of very high interest rates, more families were still able to afford buying a home than now due to the fact that wages/income have not risen enough over the past 50 years to beat CPI/costs of living and inflation. 

US incomes have fallen every year of the Biden Presidency thus far.
The median income last year fell to $74,580. 90th percentile fell to $216,000, and the bottom 10th was $17,100.
Poverty rate - the supplemental poverty measure - based on post-tax income and includes government-transfer payments like stimulus checks - rose to 12.4% . It was the first increase since 2010.
Income inequality: The Gini index fell to 0.488, narrowing the gap as pay among the highest earners decreased. A Gini coefficient of zero reflects perfect equality, where all income or wealth values are the same, while a Gini coefficient of 1 (or 100%) reflects maximum inequality.

Post: The future of RE investing - 5 and 10 year outlook

Darius ParsiaPosted
  • Investor
  • Sarasota, FL
  • Posts 39
  • Votes 39

The future of Real Estate investing is in danger, and it's going to take a lot of creativity and unity to thrive over the next decade. 

Those of you who've been in it for the past 10 or 20 years can see the writing on the wall, as you've had it "easy" compared to now and the future.
BRRR method has become next to impossible in good markets. Competition is insane.

It takes a lot of courage to go against the grain, to risk shame and censorship to simply state what should be obvious to everyone by now. The controversial matters I'm about to discuss are now public knowledge, however only a few years ago were completely unknown to the masses, except to very savvy (or paranoid) "conspiracy theorists" and there were massive efforts by governments and Big Tech to censor such subjects. Ask yourself - WHY?

If you can swallow your pride, political bias and ego for a moment, I promise this post will provide value to you in the end, no matter your position.

Before you make a quick judgement and skip this post, to be clear I was once a full-fledged Democrat, but now I am NOT affiliated with ANY political "side" as I believe the entire political, two-party system is defunct and corrupt - I mean just look at Nancy Pelosi (D) and Mitch McConnell (R) - a perfect example of how old greedy people remain in power and get to control and affect our lives. Why don't we have term limits?!!! 

Moving on...unfortunately political influence plays a HUGE part in Real Estate and that includes ownership and investing. If you ignore or deny this fact you are either very naïve/uninformed or complicit with bias towards a political agenda or mainstream narrative. 

Despite what traditional economics would teach you, an often overlooked fact is that big corporations, politicians and presidents all have an impact on the overall economy, whether or not we enter senseless wars and inflation - just look at what's happening now vs before our current... "President" who can barely string together a sentence let alone command an army. As a nation, our GDI and GDP are not looking good and we're in more debt than ever before. 

Outside of that, consider what has happened just in the past few years for example, such as communities all over the country where BLM riots occurred that resulted in severe widespread property damage affecting surrounding communities for months later, lowering property values which allowed certain large investors including BlackRock to buy up these areas cheap, with and without leverage. BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street together own nearly ALL assets in the entire world! When you follow the money and dig deeper, you uncover that in that example, the BLM riots were largely funded by Mr. Soros whom has communist and Marxist political views. His famous quote, "Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste". And now you have Democratic cities such as San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York allowing rampant migration, crime and retail theft to continue which affects everything from business to Real Estate, to every day life.

Then, you've got the whole p@ndemic situation that caused people to move out of highly restrictive states & cities where lockdowns caused massive job losses, business closures, suicides, etc., these people who were fed up moved into more "free" states such as Arizona, Texas, Georgia and Florida. If you do enough research, you can find out that even the Pl@nnedemic was political in more ways than one. Evidence is now clear that CV19 leaked from a lab, and Klaus Schwab of the WEF wrote a book about CV19 and the "Great Reset" TWO MONTHS before it occurred and was quoted saying "The p@ndemic represents a rare but narrow window of opportunity [...] to reset our world". Look up Event 201, Agenda 21 and agenda 2030. These are not "conspiracy theories" rather conspiracy facts that are now public knowledge for all to see. You just have to ignore the "Fact Checkers" as they are actually biased liars paid to censor the truth. Dig deep enough and you'll find the truth - think alternative media sources. Twitter (aka X) has more valuable and truthful insight than any "news" corporation (btw ALL of which are owned by just a handful of conglomerate companies).

Here is how all of these agendas will affect Real Estate, ownership and investing over the next 5 and 10 years:

Agenda 21/2030: For more than 20 years, the United Nations has been slowly implementing a plan with global governments to gain more control and consolidation of ALL resources around the world, which includes restricting individual property rights and redistributing wealth from developed to developing nations in the name of questionable climate change "crisis".  They want a one world government and one world currency. 

What does this all mean to us investors? Within two years or less, we will witness a major market crash caused by a combination of another pandemic and war, and more cyber attacks on our infrastructure. Even without all of this we are already on the path towards a de-dollarization and a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). BRICS currency is on its way to launch very soon. Bitcoin can still make you rich as it is a finite asset. At the very least, it is a hedge. During this two to three year period, we will see massive inflation even worse than now, major hikes in interest rates and increasing difficulty to buy, flip and even hold real estate properties - especially SFH. BlackRock and similar funds will continue to by lucrative assets, outbidding smaller investors and that includes multi-family properties. They will end up turning SFH residences and communities into tiny multi apartment dwellings. In order for us regular investors to still find opportunities after all these massive events and changes, we're going to have to work together and utilize pooled resources, creative financing, sweat equity and collaborative development projects.

By the year 2030, according to psycho Schwab and the WEF "You will own nothing and be happy" so that means it will become increasingly difficult to acquire and hold onto real estate per their maniacal plans. What it really means is that only the ultra rich and as well as WEF sponsored, ESG driven organizations will own apartment buildings and other investment properties. The best way we can circumvent this is to network with each other and try to acquire as much LAND as possible and come up with plans to build our own sustainable eco-friendly communities. The further away from major cities, the less of an impact these agendas have on us. In general, land is the key! We need more self-sufficient farming. Big players such as Bill Gates are buying massive amounts of land and destroying millions of trees, turning regular farms into GMO farms. If we the people own most of the land, we remain in control! 

Lastly, beyond 2030 is yet another threat we will have to face and that is A.I. and robots... yes robots. There are already plans to roll out massive robot workforces over the next 10 years and while that may have some benefits, will have drawbacks too because it will accelerate the "need for UBI (Universal Basic Income)" as jobs will gradually disappear. When more and more people become dependent on this fixed income, that will affect our ability to provide affordable housing via SFH rentals and sub 10 unit MFH properties.

If you learn how big players like these control the world, you can use this insight to your advantage and plan for the future, including where and how to invest! It's time to get smart and work together.

These people want to divide us into only two classes - rich and poor and they want to buy up all assets, making it hard for small investors to thrive.

It's a crazy world out there now and things are going to get tougher, but if you are willing to let go of your beliefs and open your eyes and mind, you can find answers and solutions to these challenges we will all continue to face. Together, we can still win!

TLDR; In summary: BUY LAND NOW! (and Bitcoin)

"knowledge Is The Biggest Asset You Can Accumulate"

Post: Larry Fink BlackRock morally corrupt losers?

Darius ParsiaPosted
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  • Sarasota, FL
  • Posts 39
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Agreed!

Post: Is it a bad time to invest?

Darius ParsiaPosted
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  • Sarasota, FL
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Quote from @Kazumi Boyd:
Quote from @Jeremiah Dunakin:
Quote from @Carlos Ptriawan:
Quote from @Jeremiah Dunakin:
Quote from @Chris Watkins:

Hi Kazumi, welcome to the forums!

The effects of a particular president (or even governing party) would likely be small on the major economic forces that drive real estate. Presidents actually have little effect over the larger economy (positively or negatively) that the preside over.n’t win a title. Or Elon musk doesn’t really factor into Tesla 


 It is because it's being exaggerated so much as it's discussed widely in social media , while the data showing it's almost meaningless. Yes political has its influence but not so much when we carefully access the data and information. 

The biggest immigration after all is still going to Sacramento, these are mostly retirees age level or Baby boomers generation moving out from high-productive-economy to more retirement-area-suburb and also new development in that area, as the area is new growth.

The driving force is mostly because of high cost of living, people is moving to more affordable place.  But whoever ruling the country, the high COL place is almost high COL that drives people out.


 I appreciate a level headed conversation.To further here is where I differ.

The media can say what it wants. The facts are still the facts. That is an area where people have willful ignorance because the facts don’t back up their chosen party. 

The data really isnt really meaningless. It may not  be what we want to hear and go on emotion and feelings. The data in every American’s pocketbook says that inflation is out of control. I gave examples of main things that affect main streets money. Chicken is twice as much as it was if not a little more than twice. Gas is twice as much. A 2x4 is twice as much. In November 2020 including the huge dip from lockdowns factored in my investments were up about 45% return. They have since gone to the negatives and just now rebounded to sub 10%. That is a lot of money to lose. The cost of a mortgage 4% higher in intrest than it was. You get less house for the money. Most people it takes them out of the equation for even owning a home.

The policies of certain areas within the last 3 years have been disastrous for people. Crime is through the roof this is data not my feelings. California has had a loss of people for the first time I think in history. Sacramento might have lost people to the suburbs but I’m talking the whole state. These people and buisness are fleeing the policy of the lawmakers the small buisness can’t afford the crime major buisness can’t either and it’s becoming a passed on burden to the rest of us. These are data points.Look at the firms moving out of nyc and Chicago places moving out of Portland and Seattle. These are huge firms. They are going to different political landscapes. 

The cost of living is a direct correlation of political governmental policy. California,New York, Chicago, all have common political ideas. Meanwhile Texas,florida, Tennessee all have a similar trajectory. To me that is a direct correlation. The numbers don’t lie. My company has benefited because of California regulations and had to move production out of there. 

The high cost of living can’t be dismissed with luck or chance. There is a reason there is a high cost of living in those areas. The is a reason the cost of living is different in other areas. It has nothing to do with sunshine. 


 Klaus Schwab and the members of the world economic forum are most likely the ones who have the power to influence markets. As they are the un-elected ones funding those who set policy. Unfortunately (in my opinion from my 20+ years of research into the deep state, ruling class billionaires) my assessment is that they are doing everything they can to de-stabilize the world economy so they can usher in the pre-made solution. Which is a one world govt, currency and ultimately religion. This is not a conspiracy theory any more. They freely talk about it at Devos every year. As Klaus says "ziss is zee new world ordah". Ultimately we will not be allowed to own property. That's probably 20 years out but its coming. And that's not speculation. Its in their own literature.. Klaus Schwab said (and I quote) "You will own nothing and be happy". These people are ultra rich psychopaths who have nothing left to do but fulfill a destiny that was forged a long time ago. To some of you this might sound wacko but I don't want you to believe me. I want you to research for yourself Please. This is what I consider when investing, 


 100% correct Kazumi, the WEF and as I stated the three major hedge funds control the world, its direction and our ability to thrive as investors and property owners. We must pay attention to their plans in order to stay ahead and fight for our right to financial freedom. If communism wins, we all lose!

Post: Is it a bad time to invest?

Darius ParsiaPosted
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  • Sarasota, FL
  • Posts 39
  • Votes 39
Quote from @Jeremiah Dunakin:
Quote from @Chris Watkins:

Hi Kazumi, welcome to the forums!

The effects of a particular president (or even governing party) would likely be small on the major economic forces that drive real estate. Presidents actually have little effect over the larger economy (positively or negatively) that the preside over.

Interest rates are a real concern for investors, especially us in the NW with prices where they are. The demand to live here, coupled with the lack of supply will govern housing prices for the next decade, and insulate the region from a larger drop, even if other parts of the country drop (which I don't believe will happen, at least not like 2008)

An investment property should be looked at as a long-term investment, one that lasts through many economic cycles. If you have high short-term goals for cash flow or appreciation, there's a fair amount of risk. But that risk diminishes over a longer horizon and real estate is fantastic in the long-term.

Whether you invest should depend on your short- and long-term goals. Time in the market beats timing the market. 

I think the effect of politics plays a huge part in real estate and economy. I’m not sure how we can discredit that. When I hear that said to me it sounds like a brush under the rug because facts don’t want to be considered. Politics plays a huge factor in Oregon of all places. People and businesses are moving out of there. The same as California, it’s not because of the weather. It’s strictly because of political reasons. California had a loss of population for one of the first times in history. Where are these buisness and people moving? Texas it is because of political environment. The same goes with economy. A couple years ago I could buy family pack of chicken thighs for around 4/5$ and family chicken breast 8/9$. Yesterday It was almost 17 for thighs and 19 for breast. A gallon of gas is almost 4.00$ it use to be under 2$. A 2x4 was 1.79 all day long and we would throw scraps away. Now a 2x4 is almost 4$. The intrest rates for a house was2.65% now it’s 7ish. I had a small flexiable loan that I was paying 6$ month on 3 years ago. After paying down the balance due to inflation I was paying 14$month on less principle than before. Yes it is very much a political driven economy. I just can’t understand why this is not accepted. Have we looked at retirement accounts lately for last 10 years.

It’s like saying when lebron james came back to Cleveland had no effect on them winning title. Or when Micheal Jordan left the bulls they didn’t win a title. Or Elon musk doesn’t really factor into Tesla 


 100%! Thank you for having the courage to state what should be obvious by now! Unfortunately political influence plays a HUGE part in Real Estate and that includes investing. If you ignore or deny this fact you are either very naive/uninformed or complicit with bias towards a political agenda or mainstream narrative. Presidents DO have an impact on the overall economy, whether or not we enter senseless wars and inflation - just look at what's happening now vs before our current... "President".

Outside of that, consider what has happened just in the past few years for example, such as communities all over the country where BLM riots occurred that resulted in severe widespread property damage and affecting surrounding communities for months later, lowering property values which allowed certain investors including BlackRock to buy up these areas cheap, with and without leverage. BlackRock, VanGuard and State Street together own nearly ALL assets in the entire world! When you follow the money, you uncover that in that example, the BLM riots were largely funded by Mr. Soros whom has communist and Marxist political views. His famous quote, "Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste". And now you have Democratic cities such as San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles allowing rampant migration, crime and retail theft to continue which affects everything from business to every day life. 

Then, you've got the whole p@ndemic situation that caused people to move out of highly restrictive states & cities where lockdowns caused massive job losses, business closures, suicides, etc., these people who were fed up moved into more "free" states such as Arizona, Texas, Georgia and Florida. If you do enough research, you can find out that even the Pl@nnedemic was political in more ways than one. Evidence is now clear that CV19 leaked from a lab, and Klaus Schwab of the WEF wrote a book about CV19 and the "Great Reset" TWO MONTHS before it occurred and was quoted saying "The p@ndemic represents a rare but narrow window of opportunity [...] to reset our world". 
If you learn how big players like these control the world, you can use this insight to your advantage and plan for the future, including where and how to invest! It's time to get smart and work together.

These people want to divide us into only two classes - rich and poor and they want to buy up all assets, making it hard for small investors to thrive. 

It's a crazy world out there now and things are going to get tougher, but if you are willing to let go of your beliefs and open your eyes and mind, you can find answers and solutions to these challenges we will all continue to face. Together, we can still win! 

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