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Updated about 4 years ago on . Most recent reply
Is Texas too hot to make sense for investors?
Recently I am looking into Texas SFH market. It was as hot as bay area several years ago, no, actually even hotter. A new listing came up during Xmas day, and today there are more than dozens waiting in line for open house.
I have been watching listing for a while, and did quite a few deal analysis. From cash flow point of view, it doesn't really make sense. The best I can do is barely breakeven (CoC ROI is slightly negative). But buyers are crazy and each house that catch my eyes will likely have multiple offer within a few hours... I do understand there is big potential for appreciation if there is nothing to disrupt this steadily growing market trend.
Question: should I join those crazy crowd, or be rational and sit back to wait the right time to come (maybe foreclosure time will come in 6-12 months?).
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When will the right time be? What does it cost you to wait? Just think if interest rates go up 1% or 2%, how does that change your monthly payment or overall payback?
Don't fight the FED.