Alibaba may look cheaper but ONLY if it's new build not retrofit.Cabinet pulls at Target designed by Frank Gehry, no wait those are out of stock and we needed 32 not 4. 

You can’t predict wildfires or earthquakes either, right?

These reserves can typically be in liquid assets, including cash, stocks, or retirement funds.4.

If we take the minimum for credit, it will be $100 instead of $2,000 or less.We have stock portfolio that we don't want to touch for the rehab around $200,000 that is liquid upon selling. 

I do have stocks that I could liquidate to throw at the principle but they have been performing great lately and I’d rather use those funds down the road as another down payment on a future property.Any advice appreciated Christian

Not sure of my preference   Just different.No one can predict storms, but if you schedule in hurricane season you have better chance of hurricane than if you schedule outside hurricane season.  

These ominous, dour predictions by the media are nothing but click bait. 

You will be dealing with an older housing stock, so higher deferred maintenance and capex should be expected.

Men generally have better depth perception and are more used to moving objects so are many time better drivers BUT they take bigger risks and have more fatalities when they do crash.Women investors (stock market) many times will do what they are told to do and not do a lot of trading and will stay in stocks when the market tanks so end up coming out ahead of men.Like as @Jay Hinrichs mentions these capital calls could very well be a disaster for marriages where the man is in charge of the finances.

Since real estate tends to have a lower correlation with the stock market, it can serve as a stabilizing asset during economic downturns.