The problem with selling is closing costs and capital gains tax federal and state!

Other analysts weighing in the day after the Federal Reserve on June 15 raised interest rates 0.75% and MarketWatch.com said even before that hike, Freddie Mac reported mortgage rates had surged 55 basis points for the largest one-week increase since 1987."

I'd take $150K and invest it in US real estate that cash flows and is likely to appreciate, using government insured mortgages that we can access as US investors, that are long-term and low-risk.

It is one of the most affordable beach cities in the country and the area is growing rapidly with the support of government and large investors.

Rising home prices and rents have already made things difficult for would-be home buyers, and inflation adds fuel to the fire causing both prices and mortgage rates to increase.The Federal Reserve likes to see an inflation rate of around 2%.With the current rate being far beyond that, they are using the the federal funds rate - the rate at which banks lend money to each other - in hopes to rein it in.

If you can live anywhere in the world and money is no object, SoCal is a great choice.Over the last several years, government mismanagement, high taxes, politics, and perhaps specifically rampant homelessness and associated problems have led to folks leaving the state.

👉Stock Market RisksCompared to real estate, the stock market is much more sensitive to exogenous factors and systematic risk, like interest rate changes by the Federal Reserve.

The reason is that the Government does not want them daisy-chained together to avoid taxes.

I'm with Bob Marley on this one "Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our mind"  -- not even the US Government

Wondering if anyone can comment on:1.) https://www.lakecountyha.org/p...Do you know if the payment standards listed in this link are what the government will pay for with renting to section 8 in these zip codes?