There are a few exceptions (for example, our Paradise Valley market which is an ultra luxury pocket is still doing very well)I agree with your comments on comparing today to the 2008 crisis.

I'd rather pay more for a local expert to do the work for me - and do it better than I could.This is also how our busy Silicon Valley and Hollywood members feel.

And i know farmers in the Mississippi valley will sell hunting rights for white tails  but gain i think just to have added income.  

I was born in San Diego and raised up north in the Central Valley about 300 miles north.

Affordability and Boise’s goal of becoming the next Silicon Valley are key drivers.The pandemic has altered life significantly, including where one chooses to live.  

I stand to inherit some money in the next couple years and I’m planning on investing a considerable portion of that into rental properties in the Valley area of LAI’ve got my eye on Burbank as a preferred area.

But if you live in an area where there's strong appreciation, investing in the land/house is actually still much better than index investing.I also analyze the chart of the silicon valley home index which it doubles every 4-5 years.

We own 5 rentals in nearby Maggie Valley and our company manages others in Waynesville and Maggie.

There are still deals to be had in the lower mainland, particularly further out in the Fraser Valley, however they have become much fewer and farther between with the hot sellers market we've been in the last couple years.

There are a lot of them all over the valley.