(I used to have quite a bit in 'emerging market' funds, but domestics are doing just fine these days wiith fewer long-term risks.)

I remember growing up, I used to tell whites all the stuff that went on in regards to hatred and race and so much was just written off to us making it up or being delusional.

Gross domestic product is a measure of growth, how much our businesses are producing, not what budget money our state government squanders. 

Domestic disturbance or any lease violation: send them a Notice to Quit and if they don't behave, kick them out immediately: no mercy.

I listened to AirBnB's CEO discuss the topic of domestic travel & AirBnB listings which they are forecasting record numbers again for 2022 & they are short by at least 1 million domestic AirBnB listings which indicates that we should be experiencing higher rates/more bookings or the CEO is just dead wrong and is only catering to shareholder confidence.

This slogan merely means you can put down ZERO and the Investment will be NEGATIVE but if you buy it without financing it, you will Cash Flow.You make the Investment Cash Flow.Also, Cash Flow can be a distraction from much bigger problems.Buying a Property that you cash flow in a DEPRECIATING Local Market is a set up for failure.Take Detroit during the decades before it went bankrupt.You may have bought a Cash Flowing property decades before, but the writing on the wall was that Detroit was going to depreciate when the Domestic Auto Industry was a decades long slow train wreck.Detroit, at that time, was 90% dependent on Domestic Auto.There are 2 rules that I follow:1) ALWAYS buy in Appreciating Markets with a horizon of at least 10 years2) You (notice, I said YOU) SHOULD Make the Investment at least break even if not some positive cash flowIf you are in an Appreciating Market, your Cash Flow will grow.For instance, I am in Brooklyn, NY and my first investment was in 1998.My rents went up over 350% (from $1k for a typical 2 Bedroom apt to $3.5k today) over the 26 years.Not only do I cash flow from the Rental Price Appreciation but soon my Mortgage will be paid off by the tenants.The Cash flow will be HUUUGE in about 2 years from now.Many Investors here seem to not understand that Appreciation is BOTH the Investment's Value and the Rental Price Appreciation.

There has been net domestic out migration from CA since 1990, this is nothing new.

There isn't much help for domestic violence in America but you now are at a crossroads.

they may not have insurance if they get hurt (luckily, I didn't get bitten by this before I stopped using friends)it's harder to go back and demand re-work if you find problems with their workmanship laterOverall, hiring friends to help you do rehab feels like you're saving money but it can end up costing you a lot more.Not screening properly (mentioned by others)Finding out too late about domestic abuse/ sex offender/ violent crimesFailing to call all the references. 

This is one of the hottest real estate markets in the safest country in the world to park cash - anything that you can buy and rent the next day will have severely compressed CAP rates due to significant competition from both foreign and domestic buyersYou hit it on the head earlier so I'll say it again - you gotta be scrappy!