Austin was named the No. 1 largest U.S. city for economic growth, according to a new Coworking Cafe study.Texas' capital city was recognized for having steady economic growth driven by its robust job market, rising incomes, innovation and expanding population.

The Fed signals to the bond market, and its millions of participants who are all trying to predict the future and decide/guess what price and a given % rate is appropriate for today’s economic risk (put simply).

It’s a nice balance between cash flow and stability less turnover than STRs, but higher rents than traditional long-term.

Some investors go for max leverage, while others prefer to keep debt low and scale slowly.I’m curious: how do you balance this in your investing journey?

Asset owners are fine as their asset prices went up...non asset owners are not fine...and the economic divide widened a lot. 

“Cooling” but not crashing.Despite inflation high, many expect the Fed to lower interest rates, potentially due to concerns about economic growth, political pressure, or because they judge inflation might begin to come down on its own.

You don’t have to choose between retirement and real estate...do both, just balance liquidity with long-term tax efficiency.

That is a powerful political balance that prevents action.Averages are often misleading.

-----This week, we’re talkin’ a smokin’ hot US GDP number, steady consumer data, government shutdown, and I do a deep dive into the Bureau of Economic Analysis and how they arrive at the GDP number we all follow.

From there, keep the economics clean: income, expenses, depreciation, and sale proceeds should track each owner’s percentage exactly.