And a lot of the shows come from Canada, so there's the USD->CAD dollar value difference (i.e. currency not clarified), plus the Toronto area, where alot of the shows focus on, is still an extremely competitive seller's market.

What will happen, hypothetically, once inflation o currency has pushed the small lenders out and the big lenders decide to become landlords instead of empowering the american dream and demand payment on their holdings?

Speculators get a bad name in the media but they provide a very essential function in ANY financial market be it stocks, currencies, commodities or real estate.

PS I’m not doing crypto because I don’t understand it.

Currently involved with several clients trying to defer large Dec. 2017 sales of stock, business, crypto, etc.

.👉10) Great Inflation Hedge As inflation levels began to ramp up and the purchasing power of each unit of currency begins to take a hit, investors may be wondering how they can avoid this monetary backlash and avoid losing value on their investments to inflation.

I always preach that there is a risk in any investment (regardless of whether you are investing in real estate, stocks, crypto, or a business).

There may be a chance that the gold price in fiat dollars may show it's true colors to the public, even before a currency crisis manifests on main street.

Hard to hedge against currency risk especially when you expect to receive income denominated in $USD.

On top of that, any crypto has been hit even harder (and we are now seeing runs on crypto banks!)