I sold one when it went 35x after 5 years, only to see it is at 47x now (after 8 years).I started looking at real estate ~2 years ago as a capital  preservation strategy rather than capital growth strategy, and started pumping money into syndications.

@Jon Holdman used to be rather meticulous about editing content that violated rules while preserving the content that was worth keeping.

Investing capital needs to be preserved: #1 rule of investing.  50% loss needs a 100% gain to get back to par. 

If capital preservation is a BIG factor for you, hunt for deals here.

The zoning distinction is attempting to preserve some housing for locals, but also help provide some accountability for STRs when they have the rules and amenities of HOA communities.

@Jessica Stevenson Springfield is home to SPAR which is the Historical Preservation.

Even if they move in, the tax exemption is limited to the first million, so people may decide to just sell, esp if we still preserve the step-up in basis in 2021.

I divide it into acquire mode or preserve mode.

The advantage of this is it will allow you to defer paying your next month’s rent for the 30 day “float” period, and after that to only pay your monthly minimum, thereby helping you to preserve your cash during this exceptional time.

I'm preserving capital like others on BP, but pouring over seller finance education and analyzing deals in a very different way than the BP calculator does.