In a recession one of the first cost cutting measures many businesses take will be to cut travel expense.

Being a Realtor cannot be measured by numbers like that.....Of course when you start out, it is a tough road, but can be lucrative anyway if you are smart and stick at it.But think down the road a few years...a lot of Realtors can then rely on repeat customers and referrals.

Each person has their own risk reward measure.  

Yes, shenanigans and a healthy dose of tomfoolery thrown in for good measure. 

The official CORE CPI disregards housing and food, which apparently to the government metrics, is not a true measure of cost of living.

Many people view wholesaling as a desperate measure to build capital because of how it is portrayed on the internet.

What it cannot measure are the intangible items that contribute to that performance data such as: quality of photos, amenities, listing detail, etc.

You measure the result against your expected value and you measure the deviance (feed back loop), now based on that measure you tweek the black box, untill your output matches what you expect.

If you're diving into long-term rentals and your net worth is hovering around the 250k-500k mark, it's worth considering some protective measures.

No couches or indoor furniture permitted in the yard.In the event of any criminal activity in which the Tenant is directly or indirectly involved, the Landlord will take the legal measures necessary to evict the Tenant(s) from the Leased Premises.