In today’s post, I want to start a series of posts on the topic of self storage. 2020 has been a tough year for most industries and businesses due to the forced economic closures to slow the spread of COVID-19. Once the governments allowed the economy to open back up, a large percentage of the…
In this Part 8, I wrap up all of the ideas we discuss in the first 7 parts and what our strategy will be going forward. The first thing I have to say is that you have to wrap your head around the facts that prices will drop at some point in the not too…
This post is Part 7 of a multi-part series on the impacts of COVID-19 on the Housing Markets. In Part 1, I laid the foundation for what we see in the different phases of the typical economic cycle for the housing markets. In Part 2, I discussed the factors impacting the market today. For context,…
This post is Part 6 of a multi-part series on the impacts of COVID-19 on the Housing Markets. In Part 1, I laid the foundation for what we see in the different phases of the typical economic cycle for the housing markets. In Part 2, I discussed the factors impacting the market today. For context,…
This post is Part 5 of a multi-part series on the impacts of COVID-19 on the Housing Markets. In Part 1, I laid the foundation for what we see in the different phases of the typical economic cycle for the housing markets. In Part 2, I discussed the factors impacting the market today. For context,…
This post is Part 4 of a multi-part series on the impacts of COVID-19 on the Housing Markets. In Part 1, I laid the foundation for what we see in the different phases of the typical economic cycle for the housing markets. In Part 2, we discussed the factors impacting the market today. For context,…
This post is Part 3 of a multi-part series on the impacts of COVID-19 on the Housing Markets. In Part 1, I laid the foundation for what we see in the different phases of the typical economic cycle for the housing markets. In Part 2, we discussed the factors impacting the market today. For context,…
This post is Part 2 of a multi-part series on the impacts of COVID-19 on the Housing Markets. In Part 1, I laid the foundation for what we see in the different phases of the typical economic cycle for the housing markets. Today, I will discuss the factors impacting the market today. This is written…
Starting with this post, I want to try to address the factors impacting the housing market due to COVID-19, the forced closures of certain types of businesses and changes in the behavior of people due to COVID-19. Here are some questions I will try to answer: Where are we in the real estate cycle? Is…
There is one more piece of data that I use to determine the best cities to invest in residential rental properties and it will help address how COVID-19 might affect the investment desirability of different cities. First, here is a rehash of the other data points already discussed in previous blog posts. The July 30…