A good quality structure built by a Master Builder will stand the test of time, vs. a scrap of paper, or an entry in a data base, based on how much the next person will pay for it.You can add value to structure and collect rents even in the bad times.Where people run into trouble is when they borrow too heavily, and the bank takes the "Still Valuable" asset from them.With a stock, it's a roulette wheel gamble, as to how much it will be worth at any given time. 

.- I got a valuable Classic Car appraised- walked to a bank with that appraisal - use it for a down paymentthoughts?

I bought my first rental property in Allentown last year through an agent affiliated with Steel City Realty.

I would put the fragile valuables somewhere else.

My time is valuable.

If the deal sucks on paper and I don't have an valuable exit I'm passing on the deal.

I'd ideally like to hear from people who've been investing with them for at least 3 years, but if it's less than that I'd still find it valuable. 

Anything that is highly valuable has high barriers of entry.

Valuable experience would be getting the financial discipline in your personal life to save 20%+ of your income.

Are you in an area where land is very valuable leaving you with less to depreciate?