Bad news if we have a recession, that will cut down on discretionary spending.   

High lighting: Recessed lighting helps and is cost effective. 6.

I imagine that your storage business would be fairly recession proof as well. 

I started buying up properties in my own neighborhood during the Recession and it worked out well.

I've thought about going the flip route to generate more income to buy more of these, I'm just concerned I'll be left holding the bag with how hot the market is and a lot of people claiming a recession is imminent.

NWA was a hidden gem, especially during the recession.

We bought our home in 2009 at a price higher than what previous owner bought for, certainly not a recession price.

Oklahoma City has low taxes, is landlord friendly, has an approachable price point, is historically insulated to recession, is exceeding population projections just to name a few reason to consider it as a market! 

Supply is thus likely rising and as recession likely approaches, STR's are likely to soften as they are discretionary. 

Everybody has their opinion about where interest rates are headed and recession and so forth, but this spread unwinding could be just as impactful.