I too had my central A/C unit stolen - but since then it has rarely gone vacant, and when it does, I'm always hanging out on the front porch and buying the neighbors beer.  

When I say expensive, what I mean is the item most likely to be stolen by an intruder. 

This aided by consumer confidence as 1) inflation recedes, 2) the Fed cuts rates 3—6 times and 3) bitcoin skyrockets due to a slew of ETFs beginning trading in the next 30-90 days.

Finding super reliable housekeeping and a local handyman (for weekly check-in/wellness visits, changing bulbs, replacing lost or stolen items, housekeepers do NOT do that stuff) is too risky unless you know a lot of people very well, built a team you trust.

Hard for me to see how we navigate all that unscathed (and there’s more- rampant social media misinformation, bitcoin, US dollar as reserve in question, China autocracy, and of course there’s still the Middle East…and oil.)So if something big happens you have the option to cower and cover your head, knowing you have access to more emergency heloc funds, or go big and bold and make new investments in unprecedented times. 

I didn’t have enough money for renovations on my first deal last year so I basically gambled on bitcoin / ethereum until I had tripled my initial $2500 dollars and then pulled it out due to the necessity of paying the contractors.

I get a couple of these per month and the number gets blocked (it’s never a stored number) because it’s quite often a stolen number if you backsearch them.

If you're looking to get out of the business I would allocate ~10% into public market equities with 10x potential (think Marijuana companies, Sports-betting, AI, and bitcoin miners).

I found out today when i was told by my prop manager that the AC unit was stolen and tried to file a claim.

You also don't want the guy that shows up in a beat up (possibly stolen) van and doesn't seem to have his head on right, but gives you a cheap price.