It is a financial basket case run by politicians who have no backbone to stand up to the unions and are utterly ignorant of economics from the jump.I highly recommend staying hyper-local for your investments, but if you insist on out of state investing, try Indiana.

And it’s why Louisville continues to be what it has always been: steady, durable, and consistently consistent.Here's the twist:The more national office distress you see,the more capital rotates into industrial, logistics, retail, and mixed-use redevelopment.And Kentucky is positioned right in that slipstream.Investors love stability.Companies love access.Workforces love affordability.And right as NAR is projecting double-digit home sales growth in 2026 and a 4% bump in prices, Kentucky is stacking real economic foundations, not headlines.

Members receive:• On-chain economic interest in the property (Base network)• Access to the full renovation process, private events, and educational content• Transparent escrow + KYC complianceThe project just came out of pre-launch yesterday (Nov 15) and is now live.Website: https://smartdeeds.aiI’m not affiliated — just think the asset + team + structure are interesting in the current tokenized RWA space.

They don’t usually foreclose like mezz— they take over control rights if things go sideways.Ideal for:Ground-up or heavy value-add where cash flow is lumpyDeals where senior lenders cap leverageSponsors who need flexibility on timing of returnsThe real deciding factor: cash-flow timing vs. controlIf you can make regular payments but don’t want to dilute ownership → MezzanineIf you can’t guarantee near-term cash flow but need capital to close the gap → Preferred EquityIf your senior lender forbids mezzanine (which happens often) → Preferred Equity is the workaroundOne more nuance most posts miss:Preferred equity comes in two flavors:Soft Pref – economic preference, no takeover rightsHard Pref – essentially mezzanine equity with control triggersUnderstanding which version you have matters just as much as the return.Both tools are powerful, if you pick the wrong one for the wrong project, it can wreck your risk profile.

The Chiefs & Royals stadium saga, potentially relocating across state lines, could shift economic activity and boost local infrastructure.

. 📈❌ Now with the government shutdown, the scheduled jobs report that was supposed to come out 11/7, will now be postponed, causing further uncertainty with where things are at from an economic standpoint

Glad we aren’t on the lower economic end or inflation would hurt versus help.  

If you’re curious about the model/assumptions or want a copy of the spreadsheet for educational use, please send me a direct message and I’ll share a read-only version after a quick intro.This is intended as a learning post for investors evaluating STR vs long-term multifamily economics.

If you’re curious about the model/assumptions or want a copy of the spreadsheet for educational use, please send me a direct message and I’ll share a read-only version after a quick intro.This is intended as a learning post for investors evaluating STR vs long-term multifamily economics.

So yeah, our economic system is an inflation system.