Any creative financing suggestions/tips for going in when you're up against brutally well-heeled competition and the seller doesn't have any incentive to be creative?

Coming on the heels of the strong report on housing starts (see above), news on existing home sales continues to demonstrate the remarkable resiliency of our housing market in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

as the AHAI is over double the national average, do you see a demand in rentals spiking or shifting to homeownership?

My sister lives in the area and home prices there have spiked like many Texas markets.

The biggest thing to consider is worst case scenario, vacancy spikes and you have to cover payments on your own for several months.

From a tenants experience, HCIDLA will drag their heels and take the path of least resistance when you bring them a complaint.

I'm purchasing my primary home and digging in my heels to learn all I can about investing.

The spike in the demand was drastic.

The record spike in coronavirus cases over the winter dampened confidence and hurt our economy after more states reinstituted restrictions on individuals and companies.

If you put a buyer and seller together, it turns ugly, people dig in their heels and no agreement is reached.