House value is very stable over the years even during the recession in 2009.

I think part of this media frenzy about evictions and recession make those 85+% of people who have kept their job much more aware of how valuable it is to live in a nice place.

Here in Orange County, which is a very popular place to have business HQ's, there are many commercial buildings that have been empty since construction because the recession is hitting businesses so hard.

While this is surreal and obviously very exciting, it really makes me stop and think of how delusional a newer investor/flipper could be if he/she missed out on the Great Recession.  

Hi Ben,  The biggest problems I have with most marketplaces these days are: 1)  not enough investments to diversify into 100+ properties ( forcing investors to go to a lot of different marketplaces )2) too few core/core plus, cash flow investments to buy and hold.3) minimums too high to allow  most investors to safely diversify into 100+ investments 4) not enough recession resistant categories like  self storage, mobile home parks, etc. 

Having a great team in place is probably just as important as picking a market with good underlying fundamentals (a diverse JOBS market (ideally recession-resistant jobs like in govt., education, healthcare, defense), population growth, desirability, affordability, favorable weather and landlord/tenant laws).

This is a legacy of the pre-recession era where self employed persons would just claim they are having a million dollar year and POOF qualify for a two million dollar purchase. 

Should I buy several multi family houses in this economy that might experience a recession, and cost segregate it to lower my taxes?

Nobody seems to be talking about multifamly price correction hence asking the obvious . in fact if cap rates tick up slightly due to recession prices will even fall down further .

Condos (generally speaking) appreciate less over time than other asset classes, are the first to lose value during a recession, and are the slowest to recover after one. 4.