As I am of 100% Greek descent and not a native of this city, I made the mistake of questioning her belief system.

It's my opinion that we should be applying our efforts to plan for how we will react to changing economic conditions, rather than trying to predict their course.

I understand that you are anxious to get into investing and yes when you see a deal, you need to be able to react, but you need to have the resources to carry it out.  

Life is all about how to react to actions.

The most important lesson learned, GET UP, BRUSH YOURSELF OFF, RE-CONNECT and the REACT like YOU'VE JUST LEARNED an IMPORTANT LIFE'S LESSON! 

. - ahhh...the typical mistake of the non-native NYer...assuming that the rest of the state is the city. 

Also, with AirBnB being a global company, it’s easy to find a market with a lot of volatility and see how it reacted.

It's not so much what Hasan Minhaj said but rather how his audience reacted....Read the 100's of comments to get an idea what I am talking about.

As a Cleveland native you already probably realize that Cleveland and its suburbs have a huge range of quality when it comes to neighborhoods, and this can be one of the [many] things that makes or breaks you.

Always get at least 2 quotes before you do something, and always run it by somebody you trust to see if they just react with utter disgust at the cost.