Part of its politics, part of it's the cycle of drug use, poverty, teenage pregnancy, violence, etc that in turn leads to high unemployment, poor schools and blight. 50 years of poor tax revenue have left the city with crumbling infrastructure.

Most new investors, myself included, fail to properly weigh the impact of variables beyond our control—like market and market cycle conditions—into the success (or failure) of our investments.

These companies predicated on agent growth and expansion can bite the dust when the normal economic down cycle happens and only the old guards are still doing transactions.When the down economy happens the buyers and sellers tend to use brokers and agents that have been through cycles and have the experience to navigate the choppy waters.

Like @Lucas Carl I do this manually and it helps me build a better awareness of what the local market behaves like across the annual cycle.

@Jeff FilaliI think college rentals are best when within walking/cycling distance to college.

Just selling shares to buy RE may force your hand to pay short term cap gains, or take losses during a market cycle that is unfavorable.

You and me purchased at the bottom of the cycle.

We may not be at the Top of the Market Cycle, but, I don't want to get caught again.

@Kenneth WhiteAsk him “ if you were starting out again and wanted to make millions in today’s real estate cycle.

Get more education before jumping in at this stage of the cycle.