Even if his opinion is overstated, it's hard to beat that kind of value appreciation in today's markets:  equities are overvalued, interest rates ensure fixed income investments don't yield much, and alternatives remain inaccessible to most investors due to investment minimums and securities law requirements like accreditation.What's more, there has been a flurry of development throughout the Boston area, including in my neighborhood. 

In today's economic environment it's hard to find better-performing asset classes outside of real estate.  

I'm trying to figure out how to live my values of housing security and economic justice while also growing my business as a real estate investor.

Having to bring significantly more cash to closing can dramatically change the economics of the transaction.  

Many large apartment complexes just follow this kind of policy so they dont give the appearance of discrimination and they turn over units so fast it makes economic sense as well.  

We don't know when the next economic downturn will be.  

There are very attractive, established, neighborhoods in the Bronx, but there are also areas that are still crime ridden and economically depressed.

He said your best to stay out of the city rentals and here's the reason's.First you will pay a 4% transfer tax on city homes, normally for most other areas in PA it is 2% transfer tax.Second he claimed 70% of the cities population are Hispanic who for this city have a reputation of drug use, and have a track record of not treating property well and often will get behind on rents.Third he claimed 80% of the city is on welfare, all the big companies have move out of the area making it a poor city economically to invest inFrom our conversation I said where the 8 homes were located and they were all in bad neighbourhood's or blocks.

Its also important to note that within this category there are many product types and economic specializations (industrial, medical, office).

There may be another economic event coming, who knows?