It should give a good return, over next 6-9 months with either a gradual FED rate cutting and a great return with a Recession. another option is AGNC/NLY. 2 mortgage Reits that own billions of agency MBS, so as rates fall, their underlying bond assets will rise in value dramatically causing stock their prices to rise, and they pay hefty dividends while you wait, AGNC paying me >14.4%if staying in cash consider USFR pays 5.4% taxable, or BKN 5.6% tax free as munisGO TEXANS!

I still have about  $20K in savings (in stocks and indexes) and am continuing to save while I consider my options.

I predicted a 20 to 30 percent correction in prices this year, and I was dead wrong.It appears that investors are continuing to come in for the long haul, with the knowledge that positive cash flow isn't realistic in the early years of ownership.

I think investors by and large somehow get the impression that the stock market is really risky but Real estate never fails..

In the ten-year period beginning with Q2 2014, the Downtown submarket has experienced the greatest introduction of new inventory, 3.3 million square feet, amounting to 20.5% of all new competitive stock added to the market.Asking and Effective RentDuring May, the metro's asking rent remained unchanged at $42.24.

  $1000 at a time, buy 10 different real estate stocks with your first $10,000. 

So I have to get creative about the down payment on a property because I don't have the 25% to put down on a property.I really like the idea of paying back the lender at an interest rate thats a little better than they would get investing in the stock market, etc. then paying back the lump sum when you refinance the property

It will take a while for this opportunity to fully unfold, as it's a bit clunky at the moment, but things could look a lot different in the platform space a year from now.If you own any Airbnb stock, this might be a good time to sell it. 

The stock market has provided better returns than average RE if not using leverage.  

Even with the recent stock market chaos, there's some bright news for mortgage companies.