I would target their rebukes with well formulated questions that cause them to examine their own false biases.

I doubt we will see some 50% crash in RE prices...But the recency bias of "Oh, stocks are up and RE is up...so everything will stay that way"...seems too optimistic.#1 ) Most major layoffs happen at the end of the year...

As an Arizona native, investor and realtor myself I’m extremely biased toward this little slice of paradise!

I have been the beneficiary of the 11.7% appreciation experienced here in the last year on a portfolio of rentals over $1M so maybe I’m biased?

But it's all biased for us local people to day that.

Potential an inherent self-service for free "learn here" bias...b.)

YES, we may be a little biased, but check out our blog here on BP comparing Detroit to other cities and Deep Dives on Metro Detroit cities & neighborhoods: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...

We're a local private lender, so perhaps biased, but agree with his assessment that the local sharp shooters (local/regional funds) are better positioned to know the lending landscape than a national player.

Not to get into the no debt  max debt debate to me its math and a personal bias or comfort level.however if your buying low value assets like many on BP buy  in the C D class stuff for 20 to 50k a door then I like those in cash for sure.. and at your savings rate you could amass a pretty nice nest egg in 10 years with Zero debt I like that a lot.If your going for A and B class assets with not so much risk to tenant use and abuse and failure then I think you could maybe split the baby down the middle and take on some debt as its real cheap now and nothing says you have to have max debt.But one things is certain paid for real estate is very common with the very wealthy much more than what is talked about on BP.. 

@Chris SeveneyHe addressed all of this in one of his videos on YouTube.He has so much positive content out there so I don’t know how you even found that unless your search was biased to begin with.