If a neighborhood starts heading into the crapper I'd like to be in the first round of sales.  

These seven mental models are how I keep my head clear and my portfolio intact.For those of you managing a handful of small properties: what is the model or lesson that saves you most often?

Columbus has incredible fundamentals—huge companies like Intel, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Honda, and LG moving in, rapid job and population growth, and plenty of investor activity, which makes it easier to find local teams to work with.

It was odd and still has me scratching my head. 

If jobs and inflation keep cooling, more cuts could follow — and that’s good news for affordability heading into the fall.🏗️ Builder Confidence Steady, Outlook ImprovingNAHB builder confidence held at 32 (still way below the 50 “growth” line).

Trying to wrap my head around the new bonus depreciation rules.

My personal opinion is that there is so much talk about cash flow that newbies get scared to make any moves at all and head back to their cubicles with their tails between their legs. 

I’m leaning toward heading to BPCon this year and thought I’d put this out there.

You also want to make sure you protect your downside in the case regulations do emerge down the line, by looking at the Mid Term and Long Term Rental rates on the property as well to make sure it is something you could live with in the case there was a change.With the amount of Airbnb listings continuing to grow rapidly, it is become increasingly more important to provide a quality service to make your property stand out among the rest.

Andrew nailed it on the head.