Recessions tend to have distressed sellers so there are a lot of deals to be scooped up if you have liquidity to take action.

I know they tend to look better on paper, but there's no line on Excel for the headache factor that generally comes with lower class properties.Good luck!

I tend not to favor selling off Bay Area property and you have a 3% rate.

All in all I lost several million in the Great Recession.In rebuilding I tend to live by the adage that "cash is King" and I have repeatedly made money on deals due to having cash and being able to move quickly to purchase. 

Thin/narrow tiles tend to be harder the get level in the shorter dimension.

Large investors tend to take much smaller risks with larger amounts of capital. 

Over time, owning real estate tends to work out really, really well. 

The gripstrip system tends to pull apart over time.

The winning bid was 85K and they tended the cash to the courts/Sheriffs dept and then took possession of the property and started rehabbing it.

They tend to shift towards the midwest due to the cashflow and appreciation potential.