I knew what we were looking for because I have many friends that build, and used to build houses before the housing crash.  

I graduated college in 2008 into the crash.

I did previously attempt to rent out a condo my wife and I owned during the 2008 crash, and that was a debacle, but I'm ready to try again if need be. 

Even in the crash of 2008 many places (although not all by any means) didn't go down a full 25%.

That all came crashing down when I forgot to sign out of a computer and failed my clinical class.

I defenitely want to gain experience so if the market crashes I can buy properties cheaply.

Average tenant stay: 5 yearsNumber of evictions in the last 16 years: 5Average turn cost: <$5002008 crash performance: zero decrease in rent, zero vacancies COVID performance: Out of >200 properties, 5 tenants had trouble paying and moved out.Properties That Attract Our Target Tenant PoolThe majority of our properties are single-family and a select set of townhomes.

I am pretty confident that the market is going to continue to boom for several years but if my property is not cash flowing and the market crashes, it could screw me over.  

A friend of mine and fellow investor has a debt free portfolio and his peace of mind when Covid & the shut downs happened was 100x anyone else who wasn’t sure if the market was going to crash or what.

Certainly he's probably not going to want to spend his time going back to where he was forced out of a home he owned for 25 years during the housing crash.