Amazon and Nike both have large plants in the northwestern part of the city and Memphis is also home to FedEx world headquarters.

I don't think it's the end of the world @Jonathan Greene...if it still helps someone learn something new there is at least some positive.In my opinion, those trolls will get seen for who they really are in the long run, so it is just a short-term play...that I don't know is worth worrying much about.I'd rather someone say, "Here is a question we often get asked as a general contractor: how much does it cost to dig down a Chicago basement?  

There is a world where you could use a HELOC, but the line of credit you'll be able to get won't be big enough to justify the labor that goes into underwriting and servicing. 

As someone working in the contracting world.

@Yezenia HernandezI started with pre-construction short-term rentals in the Riviera Maya, since it's Mexico's and one of the world's main tourist destinations and so the profitability has been very high there.

I'm not a R/E pro, but do work in the finance world.

I have been on the site for the past two days and already purchased two of Brandon Turner’s books as well as the Audible versions so I can just fully emerge myself into the world of real estate investing.

.: Quote from @Jon Parks: How in the world is anyone being optimistic about this situation? 

(Sidenote, cattle inventory in the US is at an all-time low and now we are shutting down imports from the south because of a parasite "new world screwworm") - so I guess my steaks are going to go up no matter what. 

So, even as the Fed lowers the Federal Funds rate, and as we see the spread between the 10-year treasury yield and the 30 year mortgage rate shrink, upward pressure on the 10-year from longer-term foundational pressures will see mortgage rates tick up or or at least hold steady.While this is neutral/slightly negative news for home buyers, it is very bad news indeed for our friends in the commercial real estate world, who are really seeing the best case scenario for the 10-year right now.