Sentiment seems to have shifted from expecting a nasty recession to thinking we're going to avoid having one at all.

Plus, the city’s economy is well-diversified, and staple industries like healthcare, education, and telecommunications make the city recession-resistant and prop up rental demand.Of course, Birmingham isn’t monolithic, so make sure to dig deeper into the specific neighborhoods and zip codes you're interested in.

I still think Cincy is a great place to invest because the cost of living is very reasonable and we don't see the drastic drop during a recession like what you often see in the growth markets. 

Then possible recession, government shutdowns, election year, various wars, global politics etc. there are a lot of big moving pieces so it’s really hard for anyone to say definitively. 

Just about reach pre-recession peak of $315k in Jun'06.

All of those things, unfortunately, increase during a recession, providing a safer base case for self-storage than some other assets.

Having said that, I do feel that Palm Desert is more recession-resisitant than Palm Springs as it attracts a more affluent crowd.

Hello Investors,I have a 3/2, 1196 sqft house in Texas that I am closely looking at as a rental property but wanted to see if there was any feedback/questions before making the leap.House was built in 1950s, originally bought a few years ago and work done on it includes:- Flooring- Kitchen- Bathrooms- Windows- Roof- Light fixtures including some recessed lightingIt is priced at $140k but think I could come in as low as $130k as it's been on the market for 70+ days.

Added split units to every roomUpdated KitchenAdded Bar area in game roomAdded recessed lighting Rehabbed all 3 bathroomsPaint whole houseAdded LVP to entire 1st floor of house What was the outcome?

If a metro has 50% of the people work in the tourism industry most likely that area will get hit worse than area with only 10% who work in the tourism industry in case of a recession?