Millions of Americans remain out of work, businesses are struggling to get back to normal, and the U.S. simply doesn’t need as many employees with the domestic and global economies mired in a deep slump.

Not like the phenomenal growth of Manila and Cebu.There may be some great buying opportunities for assets here in the short to medium term but those opportunities will be on offer globally.

Over the past couple of years we've seen that nearly clear, and with the current global uncertainty I wouldn't be surprised if investors who had interest in branching out to smaller, more up and coming markets, start to fall back on the larger staple gateway markets of NYC, Miami, LA.

My neighbor does something like this with  Gum ball machines and makes a nice profit.

We are entering a massive change in economic conditions globally.

Been so distracted with COVID lately that I forgot about global warming! 

In March, I moved out of my $1200/mo shared house in DC and into a $650/mo shared house in Gaithersburg, month-to-month (adding all of that savings to a down payment fund).My question is: given the global pandemic and uncertain economy we’re in, would you sit tight a little longer and continue to rent, and see what happens in X months before jumping into a house hack?

If that sounds like a steal — even in the middle of a global pandemic that has nearly ground travel to a halt — the infamous Viceroy L’Ermitage, 9291 Burton Way, Beverly Hills, could be yours.

Tourism has been thrashed globally, and probably will be for the rest of the year.

You could be in the middle of a refinance when a global pandemic hits that causes an economic catastrophe that causes your cash out refinance lender to balk at a cash out refi of 75%.