And if you feel that your money is better utilized in real estate than the stock market at this time, maybe consider your IRA as additional reserves if things go very wrong.

(While the virus was ramping up and the stock market was trending down.)I have no idea where the numbers will go next week or next month, but this is one example of how things are "shifting" in the real estate investing world right now.I’m not saying it’s a good thing or a bad thing.It’s just change.And my goal is to stay on top of these changes so I can share what I’m seeing with you and the rest of the real estate community.

Also research show that publicly traded REIT’s have outperformed historically the general stock market and also private real estate over the last 50ish years.

Yes, it’s still a seller’s market.Depending on who you ask, it’s either a return to normal and everything is going to be great again, or the last gasp at the top of a market cycle before the unemployment/stimulus runs out.Nearly everyone agrees that taxes are going to have to go up to pay for all of the government rescue programs.What kind of taxes and how it affects RE remains to be seen, but it’s not usually good - particularly if they target 1031 exchanges, alter the RE depreciation schedules, eliminate the 25K loss that can be taken against ordinary income, etc.Similarly, we won’t know the effects of the mortgage forbearance programs, and eviction suspensions in some states, until later this year.But for right now, yes, things still look pretty good out there (if you’re selling, anyway).

Or DM if you’d like to exchange phone numbers.

I'm new to investing in the stock market and wanted to hear some success/fail stories on investors who bought stocks in 2008 and 2009.

The real estate investment vehicle itself is wildly different than the stock market -- you don't put your money in, close your eyes for 15 years, and hopefully make 50% on your deal and sell your stocks.

My CPA is saying yes but the loan needs to be equal or greater as the property exchanged.

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