Market Vertigo
by Cliff Draughn

"We give you a Republic; now see if you can keep it." -- Ben Franklin

As I have remarked in prior calendar-turning newsletters, it is this time of the year when most people pause ...

Hello, hope everyone is staying safe. This is the time to invest in storage facilities, do you agree?

"In the RED CORNER, Apple stock. In the BLUE CORNER, the BRRRR Strategy. Two investment ideas go into the ring, one comes out. LET’S GET READY TO BRRRRUMBLE!"
So I’m a new investor. I have a couple of Airbnb’s in Sou...

I've heard people recently mentioning that the US is headed towards a market correction.  In what ways is this different than a full crash, like in '08?

Economic Update
(Monday, June 15, 2020)
It’s official: The longest expansion in U.S. history ended in February as the economy fell into a deep recession, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research (“NBER”...

I read Aftershock, the latest edition, by the brothers Wiedemer. It was fairly dark, much about our economy being a multi-bubble economy, the weakness in housing for various reasons (including the 50% or so cash tr...

Alright,
As wrong as it is, it's a reality. No use pissing and moaning - we're going to have to deal with it. What exactly does it mean for us and what exactly are we going to have to do? I've m...

I am looking for investment property in Austin TX which can be rented out for long term period. Please share any pointers or area suggestions.Thanks in advance!

I figured we'd create a predictions thread for the stock market after I saw the Dow was below 7,000 for the first time in 12 years.

So . . . anyone have any predictions?

Hi BP people! I have bought and sold a few houses but first time doing a 1031 since saving on cap gains makes sense. I have approx $500k+ to play with and looking at San Diego, LA, Scottsdale, and New York. Most optio...