Others, like this one, are so blatantly bad that the sheer volume of people raising money for them have destroyed the reputation of fund of funds across the entire industry.

A good PM can make a mediocre investment successful; a bad PM can destroy a great investment.

On the flip side, this has presented some opportunities for the creative real estate investor as well.Some news story links and a snapshot of what has happened to prices in my city.https://www.cp24.com/news/video-shows-massive-fire-that-destroyed-under-construction-homes-in-burlington-1.6671785https://www.thestar.com/real-estate/toronto-area-buyers-are-walking-away-from-deposits-on-new-homes-some-losing-as-much/article_db451c58-5c4b-5269-8510-17095d5496e1.html

Divorce and Medical issues can destroy a good tenants credit.)

What do you do if your house burns down or is destroyed in a storm, and you can't produce the deed? 

I'm not a big fan of mixing family and business because it can destroy relationships.My favorite recommendation is the one nobody wants to hear: work like a dog, save up, and buy things you can afford to pay for.

There will always be storms in between but not to the level of catastrophe that these once every 40 years or so storms bring.From a real estate point of view, after Camille most of the focus was to rebuild the residential that was destroyed. 

Overlooked Benefits of a cost segregation studyA cost segregation study allows for property owners to more easily write-off assets that get damaged/destroyed as the value of these assets is determined as part of the study.

AirBNB has been severely restricted in New Orleans after destroying the city's neighborhoods. 20 years ago living in New Orleans was an experience.

It takes hard work to build a solid financial footing and if you didn't build it how can you appreciate it and not destroy it?