My lender mentioned all the things mentioned here and also the Ukraine/Russia situation.

It may not be as sexy or dramatic as making or losing 100% in a matter of days, but I never have to worry that Russia may invade the Ukraine and my portfolio goes to zero before I can log on to my brokerage.

Add in the Ukraine situation and a possible attack by China to reclaim Taiwan. 

Were you thinking Ukraine in 2021? 

The real problems are macro and include the war in Ukraine, the current administration (I wont go political) and most present, the massive inflation rates.

Inflation is far worse across the pond and the longer the Ukraine war goes on the worse it will get over there.

Someone kicks the door in (vandalism), pokes holes in the walls to rip out the copper pipes (vandalism), rips the pipes out and has them piled up in the living room (vandalism).If they get spooked and run off leaving all the metal on site - this should be viewed as a Vandalism claim based off my past experience.

I had called on a listing and had just begun to pitch the idea of terms & she said that the owner got spooked by the idea because of advice her CPA apparently said.

Hi, has anyone lost a lot this month leading to the Russians invading Ukraine?

My question is whether or not it is wiser to start paying off our existing mortgages sooner or stock piling this cash to buy future deals especially if we see a drop in real estate prices because of what is happening in Ukraine/Russia or in the housing market in general.