In other words, try for 3 properties with $15k down each.Of course, if we hit a recession, the extra debt load may be a problem.

Fortunately I purchased below value a recession prices and values in my area are HIGHER than the 2006 market. 

Investing in syndications will protect your wealth from any market retraction or recession as multi family only has a fraction of the foreclosure or other related issues as do single family residences.

Unit interiors were reconfigured to the new bedroom count and upgraded with all-new flooring, recessed lighting in all rooms, and decor.

Just throwing in my two cents, and pointing out a niche that isn’t really talked about on hereI am a hotel owner/operator and bought my first property shortly after the recession around 2011/2012.

If you do some research on the last 5 recessions you will find that only the most recent one has seen a loss of housing values, while the ones before housing values remained stable or gained a few points.

So I just saw a post asking if BP was hoping for a recession, and I saw mixed answers.

That’s how you get hurt when there is a recession, crash, or just a regular cyclical downturn.  

But recessed lighting, switching outlets out, drywall repair, etc is a fairly inexpensive way to start getting some hands on experience.

My knowledge of anti-deficiency issues is based in California and I worked in this area quite a bit after the great recession.