SInce US currency is not tied to a standard it will continue to inflate.

All I do is mostly multifamily and triple net.On one side you wealth preservation,offset of capital gains,and some cash on cash with triple net.With multifamily you have a few percent more on the cap with more in rent bumps but alot more tenant headaches,management issues,and ongoing maintenance and utility costs.Especially with the value add C type buildings investors want to own.The A and B buildings are gobbled up by institutions and most small investor groups or individuals can't compete.There are a bunch of transactions happening in Georgia for commercial and the market is hot.It's all in what you buy it for.Believe it or not many investors love the United States.Compared to other countries we do not have the civil unrest and currency problems that they do.They still see the United States as a safe haven for their money.You can also get yearly rent bumps in triple net.With pharmacies you can get in with 5% down but they do not have many bumps at all.The corner parcel is valuable but the pharmacies 98 times out of 100 will renew the option when the main term expires (usually) 20 years.Restaurants offer a much better cap but the lenders want 25% down as they are not as bullish on that property type.So it's always a process on how much risk versus the return an investor wants.Even when an investor owns a few house and wants commercial they tend to go for multifamily at first but then they might decide they want something less hands on and involved.For some getting at an 8 cap with a triple net check is worth it over driving an 11 cap with multifamily or residential.I like business tenants because they have CASH FLOW instead of residential ones where the income tends to be more erradic.It is easier to research the strength of the business tenant as well.

Thanks for the warm welcomes everyone,Jerry W, I've only gone all in on the first hand once, but I did have the nut flush and there were no pairs on the board so...Jeff S, Eventually I would like to buy and hold, but I see myself rehabbing 10 or 20 properties between buy and holds so that I can buy them cash.I just started working with my first RE agent last week, and I plan on meeting at least 2 more very soon.

It's usually stuff that has nothing to do with politics or markets or currency value.

Our currency becomes worth less and less.

I think it may be possible to fix the economy without his help.As far as the currency I think he is capable of great destruction if people allow him to continue his excessive spending.

Metropolitan Sewer District just installed a pair of ejection pumps in a basement for me last month - I couldn't have asked for better timing.

Great deal is subjective, differnt deals fufil differnt needs.Maybe someone needs a 1031 exchange and will overpay slightly on a house for the tax deferral....Maybe someone wants to take advantage of currency exchange rate and move some wealth around.Maybe someone want's to bank on appreciation....Maybe someone want's a "investment" home that really is a vacation home for them... or will turn into their primary...

I've talked to many men who wish they had this tool set, most people respond better to positive reinforcement where as negative reinforcement can usually be paired with a decrease in performance.

I also qualify for a 0% first time buyers program, which I can pair with the 203k.