If rates come down to 6% it won't be overnight, it'll be over 3-6 months unless we dip into a recession.

(Almost every brokerage these days offer recruiting incentives, just EXP promotes this more than others)Knowing that roughly 50% of brokerages that are not profitable file bankruptcys during recessions....does it concern you that EXP is not yet profitable?

Her previous tenant got burned during the Great Recession, she signed a 10 year lease.

I do not know how raw land did, but San Diego county homes suffered around 20% decline in the Great Recession (GR). 

But is this sustainable, especially with the potential of a recession?

I agree with JD , if it is stabilized but performing like crap in the hottest market in the universe right now in a hot area ..it isn’t going to get better when the recession hits .

Seems like the last thing we want to do in the middle of a recession is outlaw lower-cost ways of living.On the other hand, I understand some arguments that allowing the rent-by-the room model just creates boarding houses and is the opposite of community building. 

Historically speaking, rents don't decline much or if at all during recessions.

OH cities doing good but not sure about those market in next recession.

While it is not recession proof, it is shielded from the "boom and bust" cycles of many of the "raging bull markets" and enjoys steady appreciation.Feel free to reach out and hit me with as many specific questions as you've got.