In a related development, there is a recent expansion of interest in the "non-qm" market precisely because of the expansion of capable, if not conventionally qualified, borrowers in the gig economy etc.

How’s to plan for stagflation looking economy.  

The economy crashed and as a contractor, I found a way to still pay my bills while applying for hardship and trying to lower my payments.

Interesting post.I haven't looked into the common practices of the countries mentioned but from the sound of it they don't really encourage homeownership/investing (which is critical for the economy.) 

The economy depends upon churn.

Hi,many all time dream has been to invest in land in various foreign countries whose economies seem to be developing substantially.

Hi James,I highly recommend getting into multifamily for the economies of scale.

tsunami of bogus "news"Separately...people don't pay if they can't be evicted (duh)people don't collect rent assistance if they can't be evictedpeople start collecting rent assistance when they can be evictedpeople don't work if they get paid the same (or more) to collect unemploymentpeople work and get paid and will continue to collect unemployment if permittedscammers will collect unemployment by the billions if there is no proof of job search needed to collect unemployment100% of people don't needed stimulus if 90+% of people are fully employed and the economy and asset prices are on fireLot's of "duh" moments these days...

But any city that is a tourist economy is going to be preferable for STR, rather than a metro market that might change the regs next week.

In this economy where I live I have found some with 85%, this will depend on where you live and the lenders you reach out to.