I also know enough about myself that it would be hard to rebound for me if my first deal was a bad one. 

They are likely to rebound quicker from a market decline and see more appreciation than other areas.

There is also the reality that the economy is rebounding and people are going back to work in record numbers.

I feel you....in that...this late in life we can’t make risky decisions that we don’t have time to rebound from.

So long as the property is cash-flowing, you've still got a good investment and would just continue to hold until the market rebounds.

I agree Vegas will rebound and probably even surge due to built up demand.

That would be akin to selling your stocks in 2012 after losing your butt for 5 years; which was 5 years shy of the FULL rebound of the stock market to a point about 2x the 2007 highs.Investing in the stock market is not wisely used a short-term investment vehicle and I believe you would be doing yourself a disservice to look up and see the sky falling (due to a very clear cause -- a virus) and dump your depressed stocks so that you could put that money into a (potentially) inflated commodity like investment real estate.   

Mid-sized metros like Akron, Dayton, Toledo, etc. could also be good because they were former industrial centers that are now rebounding, but I can't say from any personal business experience.Good luck!

3 leg parlay with Cavs to cover, Over on Spida points and Allen rebounds.

-Washington Post Aug 3rd•”Detroit is indisputably on the rebound.