While the Fed Chairman remained balanced in his comments, he did sound a bit more dovish: “Reducing policy restraint too late or too little could unduly weaken economic activity and employment.”

The combo of rising unemployment, reduced inflation and stalling consumer confidence is lowering yields on the longer end of the curve. 

They can provide guidance on potential legal options and rights concerning the city’s demands and the lender.Negotiate with the City:Seek Extensions or Variances: Your friend can request an extension on the deadline to comply or apply for variances that might allow the property to meet less stringent requirements.Explore Grants or Subsidies: Check if there are any local, state, or federal grants or subsidies available for renovating older properties, especially those providing low-income housing.Engage with the Lender:Discuss Financial Hardship: Present the case to the lender, explaining the situation and the financial hardship imposed by the new building codes.Propose a Loan Modification: Suggest modifying the loan terms, such as extending the loan period, reducing interest rates, or even deferring payments temporarily.Negotiate a Short Sale: If the property must be demolished and rebuilt, your friend can discuss the possibility of a short sale where the lender agrees to accept less than the owed amount to avoid foreclosure.Explore Refinance or New Loans:Seek New Financing Options: Look for other financial institutions or private lenders willing to provide financing for renovation or rebuilding.

They can save time, reduce waste, and ensure that guests always have a comfortable stay with all necessary supplies available.

Each stock will have high variance, but when combined into a portfolio, the variance will be reduced because the correlation between each stock is < 1.0. 

The goal is to reduce your living expenses, make some renovations to the property while you live there and learn how to be a landlord.

Fannie Mae made an enormous announcement this week that impacts anyone seeking to house hack – they reduced their downpayment requirements on 2-4 unit properties to 5%.

Otherwise, I would absolutely be managing myself to reduce management expenses. 

My stress level is greatly reduced now and I'm ok with having a few solid properties with a good amount of equity and putting money into public markets (index funds, stocks, MLPs and BDCs). 

Solid post and would agree with everything - but the last one - "Local or National Expert" - I do think there is still value here but I would say this is the one area that is being I'd argue reduced in importance via technology and ability to reach people digitally and remotely - but like you said, its really more important for people trying to scale - where if its your first or second, local probably makes a lot of sense