A husband and wife were caught in a volatile situation—he ended up in jail, then came back out, and their home became a battleground of chaos.

If the market is volatile or has peaked, selling and reinvesting in a more stable or emerging market could safeguard and enhance your returns.In your case, if your current property has high equity and market conditions are favorable, refinancing might allow you to tap into that equity for other investments while still benefiting from potential appreciation.

Looking at the data you provided for Melbourne, FL:- Average rent is around $2,000-$2,100- Rents have actually decreased slightly year-over-year- There's a wide range of rental prices ($650 to $6,500)This suggests a diverse market with potential opportunities, but also some volatility.

.- Market Volatility: While home prices have increased significantly, the average home value has seen a slight decline of 0.4% over the past year.

Diversifying your portfolio across different asset classes can help manage risk effectively.Stay calm during market volatility and don’t let short-term fluctuations derail your strategy.

Business is much riskier and volatile than investment.3.

You might want to include clauses that adjust the split based on performance or time invested.Potential Risks:Market volatility: The Georgian real estate market might be subject to fluctuations.Regulatory changes: Laws regarding short-term rentals or foreign ownership could change.Currency risk: Since you're dealing with EUR in a non-EUR country.Overestimation of Airbnb income: Ensure your projections are conservative.Renovation overruns: Both in time and cost.Partner relationship: Ensure all terms are clearly defined in a written agreement.Regarding the 70% rule, remember that this is typically used for fix-and-flip properties in the US market.

@Billy Knox You said: $12K passively invested in the S&P (literally just buy the index and do nothing else) yields an 11% annual historical return.Careful man, that is only with reinvested dividends...actual historical return is closer to 7% with more volatility than people think.

Class C is volatile - it can go well or badly.

Frustratingly, those projections are released at the exact same moment as the Fed's rate decision and there's every chance that September's installment will cause some volatility in the bond market.For instance, if the Fed's projections are surprisingly friendly, mortgage rates could fall sharply on Fed Day and many uninformed onlookers will falsely conclude that the Fed rate cut was the thing that did the trick.One caveat to all of the above is that these conclusions are only as good as the market's understanding of the Fed's probable course of action.