Interest rates are fundamentally affected by inflation.

Overall, the surge in new apartment construction, introducing 440,000 units nationwide, underscored the direct inverse correlation between supply and rent growth in 2023.It is important to note that some markets such as Miami and Detroit have shown resilience posting continued rental rate growth figures indicating a fundamental strength in those markets as well as a secular shift in American demographics.Meanwhile, New York City stays consistent with an unprecedented housing crunch, reaching a 50-year low in rental availability.

Society, technology, etc continue changing overtime but the way people act is still fundamentally the same, which is why the cycle will continue.Summary:2006: peak of the cycle and beginning of the 18 year cycle repeating itself2007-2011: 4 years of decline2012 - 2019: 7 years of an appreciating market plus 2020 & 2021 due to COVID and low rates.2022-2023: mid cycle slowdown caused by rate hikes but home prices still rising2024-2026+: Home price growth continues especially due to extremely low inventory, inflation, and other macro factors.2012 - 2026: generally sees 14 years of price growth, completing the cycle.Before everyone comes in and starts telling me I'm wrong, I encourage you to read the book and then see if you still feel the same way.

.), house hacking is relatively straightforward, relatively lower risk, relatively slower-paced, it teaches you all the fundamental lessons of REI and property management (which is crucial if you want to branch out into more advanced REI strategies), and it simultaneously lowers your expenses while increasing your income.

Who ever wrote this does not understand the fundamentals of taxes 

It is amazing to see that the fundamental discussions are still the same. 1% is just a general target that has been batted around for years, it use to be 2%.

Personally, I think there is a lot of hype around wholesaling as a beginner because it has the "possibility" of doing it with low money, but talking from experience wholesaling is hard and is a TRUE grind when you are trying to get going.Like anything else, I think the fundamentals are not that difficult, but you have to be willing to stay with it for months and months with potentially no deals because it's the consistent follow-up for months that starts generating deal flow. 

Here's a fundamental explanation to get your juices flowing:Assume a house costs $200,000 and rents for $1,500.

I just don't see how there will be a crash fundamentally.

The following actions will assist you in starting your journey:Learn the fundamentals of real estate investment first.