combining real estate ideas

[Jason Malabute]

I have been trying to combine the lessons from David Greene, Grant Cardone, and Jonthan Twombly and apply it to my own strategy. Question: Is it possible to find a market that is experiencing a population growth and job growth (as described by Jonathan ) at the same time building permit is crazy expensive or prohibited (as described by Grant)? If so Where would you find this information?

[Jason Malabute]

You're the best Jonathan. I will definitely research this and will keep you posted. Thank you.

Originally posted by @Jonathan Twombly:

Originally posted by @Jason Malabute:

I have been trying to combine the lessons from David Greene, Grant Cardone, and Jonthan Twombly and apply it to my own strategy. Question: Is it possible to find a market that is experiencing a population growth and job growth (as described by Jonathan ) at the same time building permit is crazy expensive or prohibited (as described by Grant)? If so Where would you find this information?

 It's not easy to get at this information, but you might piggy back on some research done by people like Richard Glaeser, who has been arguing for years that it is zoning that makes the biggest difference in housing affordability - basically how easy it is to build.  You could look at the places he identifies as toughest to build in as targets and then figure out which areas are growing.

However, there is a fundamental contradiction here, because it's tough to grow when it's tough to build.  Housing is much more expensive in these markets, and they are likely slower-growth places.  The places that are tougher to build are also likely the  coastal cities with limited land and high land-use restrictions, which make real estate very expensive.

I'd be curious to see the results of your research, though.