I also live in California and have properties in Texas and Alabama, My "day job" is a freelancing in the entertainment industry and I work out of my corporation so to minimize the tax impact I pay myself as little as possible therefore my DTI ratio is poor.

But add in the HOA fees, man, that could even impact these figures.Are there any threads on the impact of HOA fees on cash flow?

Communism - short definition: a political, social, and economic system in which the state, governed by an elite party control production, labor, distribution, and largely, the social and cultural life and thought of the people.

it means a lot to me that I continue to have an impact on peoples lives.

However, if your employer is matching your contributions, you would need to consider the impact.

I advise companies on buy vs lease decisions, advise on how different lease clauses impact the value of property, help companies in an M&A evaluate the value of leased or owned locations, assist in leveraged sale/leaseback transactions for a fee, complete due diligence for property acquisitions, such as reading all the leases, verify the operating expenses...stuff like that....

He even deported one of his political opponents and had him kept in custody outside the US so he couldn't impact votes.

President or majority political party has little to no impact on the GLOBAL economy (which is largely reflective of the U.S. economy).

Because my thoughts are to sell the thing and put the money to a more impactful use.

I also try to read other books, that are well documented, i.e; Culture of Corruption and currently Crisis Economics, which I've mentioned here on BP.