You can never plan to time the market, unless you can reliably predict the future.

If the commercial real estate market causes some banks to fail as predicted by Powell (see yahoo finance article attached) what correlation will we see in the economy as a whole?

Just because it's straightforward and predictable.

On top of all of that, it boasts one of the best college football teams Ohio State Buckeyes, which is very well known and has a cult following, and attracts a lot of people to the games.

Throw a dart We have tech companies, two pro football teams, a huge stadium mega dev going up, more talk about the south LA area (think around the Forum) and the purple line going in and more planned over the next 7-8 years, and we will host the Olympics in 2028.

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Townhomes CAN be a great investment- I have one that is in Uptown Charlotte, right across from the Panthers / Charlotte Football Club's Bank of America stadium, and it is a consistently excellent rental, with major appreciation- but that was a very unique investment.

I love to see where my tenants live now so I can predict what my place will look like when they are done living there...  

Hi all, another weekly installment of my brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and/or financial markets.Today I'm talkin:- Nashville Exclusive: CNBC Cities of Success- Interest Rates: An Update- Home price predictions and 2024 outlook- The state of the consumer- Am I turning bullish?

I'm not too big on predictions.