House hacking trumps all... but if you are just owning a place and paying the full mortgage yourself, I would bet you can get a much nicer place for the same price except that you don't have to put a large amount down, deal with maintenance, etc. 

@Rory SamuelsHere are my favorite books:Multifamily Millions by Dave LindahlThe ABCs of Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroyThe Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings by Steve BergesCommercial Real Estate Investing by Dolf De RoosTrump: The Best Real Estate Advice I Ever Received by Donald TrumpTax Free Wealth by Tom WheelwrightCommercial Real Estate 101: How Small Investors Can Get Started and Make It Big by David LindahlRaising Private Capital: Building Your Real Estate Empire Using Other People’s Money by Matt FairclothThe Definitive Guide to Apartment Marketing by Josh GrilloInvesting in Apartment Building by Matthew MartinezCrushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate by Brian H MurrayThe 7 Secrets to Successful Apartment Leasing by Eric Cumley2 Years to a Million in Real Estate by Matthew MartinezBurn Zones: Playing Life’s Bad Hands by Jorge NewberyCommercial Mortgages 101: Everything You Need to Know to Create a Winning Loan Request by Michael ReinhardIt’s a Whole New Business!

The swing left is a response to the Trump Administration.Two party system encourages the extremes. 

I think Trump owns a few.  ;-)

But don't let geography trump industry knowledge.

IMHO, good location will trump almost everything else. 

IMHO, good location will trump almost everything else.

& my money is on a Trump dynasty evolving & that would be VERY interesting !!!  

Originally posted by @Donald Robers:Great Halloween-esque list, Donald 👍 Great commentary, too!   

One should not go into real estate for tax losses.Here's a decent overview of tax strategies related to capital gains from securities:https://www.forbes.com/sites/ashleaebeling/2018/06/20/12-ways-to-beat-capital-gains-tax-in-the-age-of-trump/