On the podcast it mentioned that a government tries to stimulate the economy in 4 ways. the central bank lowering interest rates, quantitive easing, printing more money, and direct stimulus(on a personal and business level.)

They either need to do things that will stimulate housing growth (no/low interest loans to builders in certain areas; tax incentives to builders; removal of the political blocks to build; incentives to homeowners to build and rent an ADU or split their property into a duplex; promoting mixed use properties; providing funds for transitioning commercial properties into residential; etc) or they need to convince people to move elsewhere / not move to the crowded areas.

When people relocate to another city & state in mass (as we have seen since 2020), it will tell us where we can find a high demand for housing, an increase in economic stimulation, a fast paced growth in property pricing, and higher rents.According to a recent article in Forbes Magazine, the USPS change-of-address data tracks residential migration across the U.S. and below are the states with the highest number of moves. 

Eventually I would like to invest in 15-30 unit building, these are my long deep felt burning desire, it finally has come for me to make it a reality, I am now fully retired and thinking about making this side business to create extra passive income and keep my mind stimulated and not let it become stale hahaha 

When (not if) we enter a recession and housing slows down, they will stimulate with lower rates.

I don't know whether that's the case or not but it is a perception that is stimulating action.

Several common ones that I hear often are the population growth metric (see if there is a positive/negative trend in folks moving in/out of the area), strong economic drivers (large companies in the area that draw folks to surrounding areas), and path of progress (the town/city’s actual plans to stimulate growth and the things/areas they are focusing on improving)!

You are like a one person housing development agency, renewing homes and providing quality housing (not any easy task).If someone is just doing a surface flip (just cosmetic shine and not so much substance), I am not sure you help any one (save stimulating the economy some for cost of the floors, counters, and paint).

Typical recessions last 18-24 months, so the odds are within a 5 year time rates will drop again in order to help stimulate the economy.

I very much appreciate your time and hope this stimulates some discussion.Thanks,Franky