@Andrew Syrios If a team has proven themselves I don't think there's more risk in a stable market out of state than in a volatile market where someone is living.

Maybe more volatile than you would like so you just ignore the variable.

The markets are in a volatile state.

I work with conservative investors who come to me for 3 things: 1) A way to protect & grow their wealth and assets without exposure to the volatile stock market. 2) A superior secured source of income as an alternative to low interest Bank C.D.'

Many people lost their homes and mortgages were harder to get but they still needed a place to live so more people rented and demand for rentals was strong .You should look at historical rent prices for the area you are looking to invest in .Rents can definitely go down but generally not as volatile as property prices can be .

I'd be interested in knowing if they are relatively easy to rent.I know the Vernal market is volatile and reliant on the success of local oil operations.

I agree about the volatility out there now.

There are sponsors in completely mainstream asset classes like multifamily (and even office which is more volatile) who neither lost investor money in the last recession nor had to pay investors out of their own pockets to avoid a loss.

And even then I think a Dallas downturn will be less volatile than the coasts because people are still moving here.

I've had 6 figures dry powder in a mmkt acct since Jan because of stock market volatility.