But he's military, so I'll cut him some slack, but not enough to be a pushover.The thing that strikes me the most....all the Trump supporters that are cheering that we have the best economy EVER.....best EVER...lowest unemployment....highest GDP ....blah blah blah..... but fail to open their eyes to see that a HUGE portion of our country cant afford to miss ONE or TWO paychecks...have ONE small financial setback without being on the verge of economic ruin....cant pay rent...cant eat..... etc etc..... so how is the economy the BEST EVER?

Since I partially self-manage, the returns are higher.My average property cost is around $700k maybe a bit more, though, so the cost of entry is high, and I am sure we would take a big haircut in an economic downturn.

If Sam Parigi is still teaching in the Economics Department...take a class from him even if its not real estate related.

There are mixed opinions being shared about where we are in the economic cycle.

https://www.kiplinger.com/article/real-estate/T050...Summary:- I: Intrinsic Value - Location, Appealing Design, Healthy Economic and Population trends- P: Price - You make money when you buy right and force appreciation. 

Every time we hear of subs/contractors heading south to another FEMA crisis we KNOW it's going to be tough for 24 months to find contractors worth hiring.

Economically the area is stable and has been stable.

Milwaukee often does not come in high, because they are looking at either Milwaukee proper and most of our economic growth is happening in the surrounding municipalities.

I bought this house in 2010 near the bottom of the housing crisis.

This is a new program that promotes investing in economically-distressed areas.