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BiggerPockets Real Estate · August 22, 2024 · 51m
How to Build a Recession-Proof Real Estate Portfolio
Meyer examines how rental portfolios performed during the 2008 crash, the 2020 pandemic, and the 2022 rate spike. The lesson: diversified rental portfolios in essential housing survive every recession.
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Meyer shows that investors who survived recessions controlled their leverage ratios, maintained cash reserves, and screened tenants rigorously. Those who failed over-leveraged and under-reserved.
Highlights
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Essential housing — workforce rentals in the $800-1400/month range — is the most recession-resistant asset class
Meyer shows that during every recession, luxury rentals and high-end flips suffered dramatically while workforce housing (affordable rentals for working families) maintained occupancy and rents.