for some reason REITs have never been a sexy asset class, older investors look at REITs as a weird-bond and wonder why own something with 4-5% dividend when they can own Investment Grade corporates at 5-6% or even recently US treasuries at 5%, and young investors don't even know what they are.yet they acquire class A real estate, the kind you and I can't due to price, the kind that has the best capital appreciation in great areas long term, and they have access to credit at lower rates than us, or they can just print shares and get new capital for free that way, to buy more great properties, They can pay for the best management, they don't ever pay brokerage fees either in or out (have everything in -house), and they generally have much lower risk as most of their portfolios are leveraged at only about 30-40% LTV, and we have zero personal liability when owning them as opposed to the litigation headaches we get with direct RE, and right now they collectively are on sale about 25-50% below their NAVs at lowest valuation since 2008, as opposed to SP500 at all time highs.

I just saw in the fine print of the HAP contract that they prorate the first month

This needs more coverage to combat the stereotype that landlords are all greedy and need government regulation!

Technology creates more efficient markets and I suspect that has shifted the business more towards using technology and marketing to hit singles consistently rather than home runs. massive government actions created record inflation, high interest rates, and a host of other consequences to REI and other areas of life

The future of real estate investment is bright, with technology, government policies, and a strong demand driving the market towards new horizons.

Per the fine print (that's in ALL cards) they could pretty much do whatever they  wanted and did.

This shift underscores the advantages of private money’s agility and long-term outlook, unencumbered by the need for committee approvals or short-term returns.Recently, large funds have been facing challenges due to immobile private equity assets (worth $3.2 trillion) as a result of reduced dealmaking and a slower IPO market leading to delayed investor returns.Meanwhile, state and municipal governments have witnessed a remarkable surge in borrowing to fund affordable housing initiatives totaling nearly $9 billion.

Ya i dont use the virtual boarding pass much.. a few times I could not get it to come up at secruity and I had to go back to the coutner to get the paper ticket.. with Alaska who is who i normally fly I print the boarding pass at home and then just go straight through security ..

When it comes to Steadily you must read all the fine print, since they tend to give STR owners a policy that explicitly say STR stays are excluded.

Illegal immigration can impact labor markets and economic dynamics, its direct influence on commercial real estate is intertwined with broader economic trends, government policies, and market conditions.