Our housing stock is old.

Go check everyone's forecasts for 2023 12-13 months ago--dead wrong.

You do this by creating a barrier between your assets and someone who is dead set on getting them.

I was just in northern Florida looking at condos last week, went to a few open houses all the realtors gave me the stock answer about inventory being low...

If you day-trade or read the tea leaves for hot stock tips or play the ponies or simply put your money in index funds, do any of these things occupy your interest like real estate?

I had the ability to invest anywhere in the Metro Detroit area I desired.I intentionally chose Detroit because I was certain it would outstrip the suburbs in terms of appreciation, and it blows aways the suburbs when it comes to cash flow.I've been dead right on that for the last 5 years, and I don't see the trend changing any time soon.

The return on equity (ROE) is 9.5%, which is about the same as historical stock marketreturns.

I told him that I only stocked the initial supplies and expected my tenants to do their own shopping thereafter. 

I am opening a business in Mexico city (Hair salon) for my wife so get some short term income, Also I am heavily invested in the US stock market but at this time it is not going no where until we have some rate cuts. 

You may find that the equity is best put into a rental in a different market, more inline with your goals, or maybe it makes more sense to sell and put the money into dividend stocks until the market/s are more favorable to future appreciation, etc.