So yes unemployment effects rentals, but not as dramatically as other sectors of the economy or classes of real estate.

After that, choose a market that has a diverse economy and not too heavy in one sector or another.

I am just speculating but would not self storage be one sector that does well in a down type economy.

Undoubtably in my mind, the goon't will have to make some tough decision, unpopular ones such as bailing out the airlines and other leisure conglomerates such as Hilton Global - reminiscence of the '08/'09 bailout of Wall Street, though different to some extent as the airline / hotel type of "blue chip" stocks are majority owned by Fidelity and Blackrocks of the world, which in turn is own by major pension funds, and guess who's the largest holders or contributors of pensions funds, your everyday teachers, fire fighters, police officers and etc., so I would imagine the govern't won't have much of choice... 

Sectors like Tourism, Dining, Travel, Big Oil will see a huge downdraft, lots of bankruptcies and layoffs.

Where I am (Alberta), the govt was doing massive cuts to the public sector right before this happened (they were in the middle of the cuts).  

@Yehuda R.I invest in Columbus RE, huge growth to come from recent additions to the tech sector (google, intel, amazon, honda, and many start ups).

Huge growth to come from recent additions to the tech sector (google, intel, amazon, honda, and many start ups).

The goal of this strategy is to minimize risk and maximize returns by spreading investment across different sectors and geographic regions.Interested to hearing what some of your current investment goals are?

.- The city has a diverse economy, with sectors such as healthcare, transportation, and logistics.- Memphis has a strong rental market, making it attractive for investors seeking cash flow.With affordable prices and over 50% of the city being renters there is always opportunity in Memphis