I'm currently working a part time in GA Tech and a realtor while going to school full time for mechanical engineering.

There seems to be growing belief that there will be a deflation of prices this year due to big losses in VC funding for tech companies, but I'm curious as to how large a part of our economy that is.  

I'd be happy to chat with you folks about lending stuff, but my zone is only 1-4 unit residential.I generally connect pretty damn well with silicon valley tech wizards, and early on at least that is of course going to be a demographic disproportionately over-represented among your clients (former co-workers at other tech startups etc).

Hi everyone,My name is Robert and I'm a long time tech guy, but took a bit of a career diversion a few years ago by moving here to the Colorado Springs area and getting a real estate license. 

I graduated from Virginia Tech three years ago (I'm a youngin) with a degree in Computer Engineering, and have worked as a software engineer since then.

X O X;  Just love it and I've seen gender bias in action for 37 years in high tech. 

Tech!

Loan: $800KMortgage Payment:  $4,300Scheduled rents:  $36KUtilities:  $4KPayroll:  $4K (1FT manager and 1FT maintenance)Taxes:  $1KInsurance:  $2K ($24K/year)Repairs/Maint:  $2K (parts only, full time maintenance tech on staff)Turnover:  $4K (Paint/carpet turnover of 2 units/month)Vacancy 10%These units were in good shape, but needing a management turnaround.  

My career in home improvement and repair began in 1973 while working for a home improvement company as a door to door canvasser, then I enrolled thru the UAW connected Trade Union Leadership Conferences into building trades training at Cass Tech, learning house wiring and framing.

During these past ten years anyone who could fog a mirror and had some cash and/or some smarts could have or should have done well whether they invested in RE or the stock market as they've both rebounded very well during this last spurt.I'm no guru by any stretch but at 70+ years old and God willing still swinging, I have lived through at least 7 economic downturns from the '69 aerospace debacle to the '73 & '79 oil embargoes to the 79 Jimmy Carter 18 to 21% inflationary crisis to the '89 mortgage debacle to the 2000 high tech meltdown to the '08 mortgage meltdown.All that stated, what I'm seeing now is the absolute worse time in America's socio- economic history.