Are investors sitting on the sidelines these days?

[Steve S.]

I have worked with many people from Bigger Pockets that have invested in many opportunities that we have offered. In any of our opportunities I have always received a good amount of interest and feedback and eventually we have come to a meeting of the minds and closed the deal. Great win-win scenarios. I even raised money around the holidays for specific projects with relative ease.

I have noticed a massive reduction in traffic and interest to the opportunities presented at this time. The strange thing is that the latest one is a smaller investment and quicker turnaround time resulting in a higher ROI, but the interest has been almost nonexistent.

Is anyone else noticing this? Are you seeing similar trends? 

I thought 2017 was going to hit with a bang and so far it just feels like people are sitting on the sidelines. Markets are stable and rising. Stock market is strong. Sure we have a wild card president now but I hardly see that as a reason to sit there with concrete boots on.

I would love to hear others opinions and possible additional experiences on this. Thank you.

[Jerry W.]

My local area has experienced a slow down in the economy.  The surprising thing is that real estate has not dropped off much in price.  We have a lot of out of state and out of country investors buying in the middle of Wyoming.  I have seen a pretty big big increase in foreclosures all over the state, even locally.  I am being more cautious, but of course will always be looking for deals.