It is close to impossible to time a market however there are specific actions that you can take to ensure that your strategy is considerate of where we are in the market and credit cycles.1) Buy for cashflow - this is the golden rule, if you have cashflow you can hold on to your asset2) Buy in areas with strong underlying economic fundamentals (population growth, jobs growth, wage growth and employment diversity), avoid markets that are speculative3) Focus on asset classes that can potentially do better in a recession e.g. class B/C multifamily versus Class A development4) Lock in long term financing5) Be conservative with how much leverage you use6) Build up cash reserves so that you can capitalize on any opportunitiesIt can be very expensive to sit on the sidelines waiting for something to happen, better to figure out a way to stay involved safely.

The judge the premise and fundamentals by some of the operators is to label cars and trucks murder machines because persons have done so in them via dwi and accidents and so on.

The reason for that was that I felt the market fundamentals were (and still are) really shaky.

If you're buying good deals with strong fundamentals, some debt is not a bad thing. 

With loan forbearance and this being a likely temporary set back in the economy I don’t think we’ll see anything close to 08 as the market fundamentals of artificially propped up prices simply aren’t there along with over supply.

The fundamentals of real estate never change.

If you learn the fundamentals, surround yourself with the right people, and have a plan to execute, you will give yourself a great chance at doing well. 

You're a Football Coach, you know how to teach kids "The Fundamentals"...Make them put $20 in the school safe in an envelope as an escrow to be able to join, if they drop out they lose the money....Cut grass for the money if they have to....a broke man cannot invest..They need to learn that lesson too.Good Luck!

@Aaron Hunt I think that there will be fundamental differences to SS. 

@Brittany Shearer I think it's hard to argue that the twin cities isn't a great rental market if you can get into it, has great fundamentals, it's appreciating while having the stability of a midwestern market.