All you need is good job growth in high paying sectors (tech, anyone :) and a few newly minted millionaires, and that sets the appreciation train rolling.

What we are seeing today in Feb 2016 is a worldwide economic slowdown and possibly worse.  

Although Cleveland Metro has one of the most profitable senior rental housing sectors in the nation.

Our desire is to generate profits from which to funnel hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars, into the education, care, and protection of children and young adults worldwide, to fighting human trafficking and the care of orphans worldwide.

The answer to that question will dictate the course of your education as an "accidental landlord turned "deliberate investor" and possible sectors within real estate to investigate.

I am new to real estate investing and am looking to make my way to financial independence in the multi-family/unit sector of investing. 

Originally posted by "Sporkman":GWB might not know a lot about economics or real estate,He's made multimillions from private sector deals that predated his presidency.

And, to top it all off, all the money being poured into that sector is from, obviously, taxpayer dollars.

As far as the recession threat, now is an amazing time to launch something of magnitude in this sector, as the Great Recession of 2008 is what caused the tiny house movement to take root.

Cell tower and data center REIT’s are going to be the top preforming sectors and if your a value investor I’d be looking at companies in the retail and hotel sectors like Store Capital or Simon Property Group.