Chris,What I see is a crisis of confidence.

What do you do or are you doing that you've got yourself into a crisis twice in one year that money is so important?

Borrowing up to the hilt is what led to the Global Financial Crisis less than 10 years ago, and is still the cause for some countries being in imminent danger of Bankruptcy!

Interesting note about self storage - I had breakfast in the last two weeks with an appraiser whom I know well and he had the following: in the last recession, down turn, depression, financial crisis - whatever you want to call it - he did a lot of bank appraisals for foreclosures:Churches - apparently this is the first thing people quit paying, contributingSelf storage -  second thing - people will let their stuff go and quit paying rent for stuff they don't need.Just thought I would share, as I was talking to him about buying some SS .

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What is we have a 2008 style financial crisis?  

OK, I am exaggerating to make a point, but there are at least three main things going on here. 1) many of the deals you are hearing about came from purchases during the financial crisis when property values were depressed, a lot of those investments have been sold and the money made. 2) When you hear 15% IRR, you are hearing both successful deals that are outliers, and 3) you are hearing deals by people who are really really good at their craft.

Is the main disadvantage that property values are more volatile (so you would get hit harder in a crisis)?

Those of you who have been doing short sales in the current housing crisis--any information on this?

I survived the S&L crisis and weathered the ups and downs of markets on straight commission through the mortgage & real estate crisis of 2008 and watch the markets via various sources both trade and mainstream; that's how.