If this past Sep24 and current Oct24 doesn't mirror Sep 2007-Oct 2007, which if you read the news articles back then to now you'll see how similar they are.

If one follows the news, there is crash almost every month, if one follows the money, there is money in every month!

Quote from @Daniel Frank: Quote from @Bruce Lynn:Good news then on that one if it is cash flowing well. 

The good news is that in cities like Berkeley with aggressive rent control, there is always a shortage of available rental units (the rent board bureacrats constantly find ways to perpetuate the housing shortage upon which their jobs depend).

Is there something in the news that I missed?

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but off-market strategies typically aren’t the best approach for acquiring multi-unit properties.

What’s the most relevant real estate news you have read or heard in the last thirty days?

Are there any recommendations from anyone who have found certain news sites or data sources to extract data from that has helped them understand the current market landscape in their target area?

NAR says it has the 4th highest rate:  https://www.nar.realtor/magazine/real-estate-news/states-whe...Sure, not nearly as high as FLA but still more expensive then the average state and is the only state on the top ten on both the property tax and insurance list. 

I would think they would.I was just thinking after seeing someone one the news who had their life savings in Florida STR's.I think it is important to diversity and not have all income producing properties in one place especially when it is prone to a certain type of potential destructive weather.