+1 on the rental Pacificas. Wouldn’t want to own one though…certainly not out of warranty.

This. The property data is all public and these institutional investors are big shops. They have revolving doors, they have to disclose things to...

I'll add that the image stabilization on the 12-100 is freaking sick if you have it on an Olympus body that supports sync-IS. The 100-400 forces...

Check out the Mountain Hardwear Powabunga 32 I'm pretty happy with mine and I'm around 6'2, 200lb. It comes in a small and a large size so no...

Fernie looks like it is actually snowing now, not raining. Saw some pictures from opening day last weekend and it looked decent. They are closing...

But not of them sitting empty. As your quote mentions, they are flipping them quickly (it says within 2 years, which may also imply mom&pop flippers...

They've got that captive audience...families large enough to where a minivan is the only possible option (3rd row SUVs may help here a bit, but they...

This isn't at all related to the idea of keeping houses empty long-term. This is about landlords strategically moving from 97-98% occupancy rates...

There's also the Oly 75-300. Saves you a decent amount of size/weight vs the 100-400 without losing a ton of IQ as long as you have a body with...

Have you looked at the 12-100 pro? Only F4, but that's still faster than the 100-400 (or the cheap 40-150 for most of the range). I bought it this...

Yeah, I'm not buying the institutional investors sitting on empty houses story... I'm sure it does happen for various reasons, but it is not a...

Bumping before I go buy a new set of 115mm brakes--anyone want to swap for my 100s or 90s?