I want to diversify my investment portfolio to include some RAI besides stocks and ETFs.

This significant decline in mortgage rates could be a reaction to a worse-than-expected July employment report and recent stock market volatility, according to Sam Khater, Freddie Mac's chief economist.2.

But I have been looking into splitting the duplex into two condos (yes I know it is a lot of work) and I could probably get 325-350k for each, netting me 650-700k.Number:* Mortgage interest 2.5%* Mortgage principle 240k* PITI $2100/month* Rent 2200/month (current tenant on a two year lease)* Potential rent on my side $2400/month * 100k HELOC at 11% (fixed) (not currently being used)* est additional cost to split the dueplex 75-100k (conservative, probably less)     *new siding 30k (just put on a new roof this year)     *legal 10-15k     *fire proofing 15k     * 15-40k for stuff I am not aware of or underestimated on* some of the appreciation is external from the home     *big grocery store put in 3min away     * newly paved road in front of my house     *a building that was falling down across the street has been torn down          * Still a vacant lot with the foundation exposed and fencing around it (so more local improvements are on the way)Part of me wants to take the money and run but man I love that 2.5% interest rate and the $2000/month cash flow (including taxes and capx)I have thought about 1031 exchanging into more rentals, but I would like to pivot into storage units.

They likely also did not understand that ODC’s new business plan is still heavily dependent on significant rate cuts and rising rents; two things I believe are unlikely to occur. seems to me the play right now is to join in on the syndication that are raising this pref equity and jumping in front of the original investors.. maybe for you its like a stock market straddle play invest in the pref equity fund to offset your loss's you may incur in the original offering ( if in fact there will be any)..

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!

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.

Generally, you pursue the first one out of principle and apply the learning to subsequent cases.

You could get a new loan, pay 20% down (80k), and 7% interest on the remaining 320k balance, and that would cost you $2,129 per month (principle and interest).  

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

I would put some of that in non synthetic ETFs and have it in the stock market.