I was almost done fixing it and the little girl who was watching me work broke the tank.

Like a shark circling their prey.

If the stock tanks, I don't hesitate to ride it all the way down.

There isn't a huge demand for high-end apartment rentals and these will be the first to tank in a downturn. 

What I mean is, even if you are occupying one of your properties, if it is appreciating, it is still making you money vs paying someone else's rent on their property that is appreciating.I think there is a time and place for considering a rental vs a purchase, but it would be a very unique situation or market to make sense from an investing standpoint.....say if you had a crystal ball that told you that in 6 months the market would tank....THEN probably a good idea to dump everything and hunker down in an appartment for a year or 2

But precious metals are about 1% of my net worth and it gives me peace of mind to know that i could sell it off at a premium if/when my real estate and stocks tank again.

My investment properties could tank tomorrow and I wouldn't be foreclosed out of my home, that is a very powerful safety net imo. 

I just saw advertisements on youtube for Robert from Shark Tank being a host speaker at a free event.

You should go for a property that would be a home run, not potentially tank your cash flow. 

@Brooklyn R. just an FYI you can legally own bazookas and tanks - and what do you know no one ever commits crimes with them.