The short answer is no.Rising interest rates have started to slow the record-breaking market, but today's real estate market is fundamentally different from that of 2007 in a few key ways.

We can always push back with solid fundamental numbers after the analysis.

Character, at the most fundamental level, speaks to repayment.

How do the supply and demand fundamentals look in the specific neighborhood you would be buying in?

Sorry, it doesn't.Teaching requires being able to break things down to the fundamentals and drill students until they master those basics.

I don’t mind starting slow as long as I’m building a solid foundation.I try to value things correctly so if my plan is fundamentally wrong let me know and I’ll go back to the books.

@Mike DavisUnless I'm misunderstanding you completely, there is a fundamental flaw in the method.Just running through one more scenario: seller increases the asking price to $3M.

————————-/////I fundamentally don’t believe that 1031’s are a useful tool for a savvy investor.  

If eviction moratoriums are really hurting you down in C-class, then there's a high probability your rent is too high in fhe eternal search for "full market value," your screening and vetting procedures aren't thorough enough, your reserves are weak, you're not active enough attending to your tenants' needs, you are spread too thin and rely on too many people who do not deserve your trust, something. 2020 has been very kind to us, money-wise, and all we did was watch our fundamentals.

Under this paradigm, evicting a non-paying or obnoxious tenant who refuses to leave is often equated in the press and elsewhere with the denial of this fundamental right.