If you ever have a property that's an up down duplex or equivalent, it can be very smart to use furnished finder for the bottom unit, while airbnb'ing the top unit.

Mountain bike days (the summer equivalent of skier days) have climbed from about 2000/year to over 30,000/year in the past six or seven years.

Each property will be equivalent to a small apartment with shared working and living areas.

Is there an equivalent of fantasy football in real estate?

It is interesting, but doesn't paint the full picture, especially considering United Van lines only represents a portion of moving traffic.Here is US Census Bureau data on actual population gain/loss in 2021:https://www.census.gov/newsroo...Top 10 States in Numeric Growth, 2020 to 2021RankGeographic AreaApril 1, 2020(Estimates Base)July 1, 2020July 1, 2021Numeric Growth1Texas29,145,50529,217,65329,527,941310,2882Florida21,538,18721,569,93221,781,128211,1963Arizona7,151,5027,177,9867,276,31698,3304North Carolina10,439,38810,457,17710,551,16293,9855Georgia10,711,90810,725,80010,799,56673,7666South Carolina5,118,4255,130,7295,190,70559,9767Utah3,271,6163,281,6843,337,97556,2918Tennessee6,910,8406,920,1196,975,21855,0999Idaho1,839,1061,847,7721,900,92353,15110Nevada3,104,6143,114,0713,143,99129,920Top 10 States (or Equivalent)in Numeric Decline, 2020 to 2021RankGeographic AreaApril 1, 2020(Estimates Base)July 1, 2020July 1, 2021Numeric Decline1New York20,201,24920,154,93319,835,913-319,0202California39,538,22339,499,73839,237,836-261,9023Illinois12,812,50812,785,24512,671,469-113,7764Massachusetts7,029,9177,022,2206,984,723-37,4975Louisiana4,657,7574,651,2034,624,047-27,1566Pennsylvania13,002,70012,989,62512,964,056-25,5697District of Columbia689,545690,093670,050-20,0438Michigan10,077,33110,067,66410,050,811-16,8539New Jersey9,288,9949,279,7439,267,130-12,61310Ohio11,799,44811,790,58711,780,017-10,570

Best thing to do is first, hire a transaction coordinator (constant close or equivalent), along with a third-party note servicing company ( like Evergreen or equivalent).First, secure the sellers equity payments by executing A) Promissory Note and B) Mortgage Deed of Trust for the seller's second position. 

In total, “... excess household liquidity (cash-equivalent assets) has fallen from peak of $3.4T to $1.0T.”

Pascal:Not all provinces in Canada use judicial foreclosure - about half use contractual power of sale.You are not going to find the lists and websites of forthcoming foreclosures here in Canada due to both privacy law and the regulatory/compliance obligations of the lender ... that and mortgage default is less common here.Here you will typically find out about a foreclosed property or mortgage sale a few weeks before the auction when it is published in a local newspaper or the Royal Gazette (or equivalent) for the province.When you see a listing on MLS or Kijiji which indicates the property is a foreclosure, that property likely has already been to auction - and didn't sell - and was subsequently listed with a real estate agent.

I have apps on my iPad, like the word/excel/powerpoint equivalents that were $10 each, and having bought them for the iPad they come for free on the iPhone.

And make sure to account for the following expenses:1) Mortgage2) Mortgage insurance (PMI or MIP) or FHA Risk base3) Property Taxes4) City Taxes5) HOA (Home Owner’s Association) Dues and Fees and Assessments6) Insurance a) Property Hazard Insurance (0.3-0.45%) b) Flood Insurance c) Earthquake Insurance d) Umbrella Insurance7) Vacancy Rate (usually 8% - the equivalent to one month a year, or 5-6% if multifamily and/or if experienced, if not use 8%)8) Utilities (you’ll have these if your tenant is not covering them and/or during vacancy) a) Water § Sewer § Garbage b) Electricity c) Natural Gas d) Propane9) General Maintenance (usually 5%) a) Upkeep § Landscaping b) Snow removal c) Repairs d) New Appliances e) Make ready10) Capital Expenditures (usually 5%, higher is the property is old and obsolete, less if fully rehabbed and all mechanicals and roof are new)11) Property Management (8%, even if you self manage, your time still has value and there might be a time when you'll want to be completely hands off or you'll not be able to do it, vacation, retirement, etc.), including...