You still have to sell your old properties in a compressed time frame but this time you know the property you want to buy is waiting for you.3.

Compression of margins are at a maximum. 

As prices have come up cap rates have gone down /compressed in markets nationwide . 

Cap rates are being compressed and it does not appear that that process will subside.

But even these deals feel a lot like musical chairs... buy, force a bit of appreciation and hope someone will pay a lot more at a compressed cap rate in an interest rate rising environment 

Keep in mind with the market heating up and cap rates compressing, the returns are affected as well.

Just curious because down payment affects the cash flow.I think most markets are experiencing compressed returns.

@Gregory Schwartz,compress your search a bit on BP, and target (pun intended) the military and military in deployment managing remotely threads.Also plenty of remote investing stories, some even including their methodology and steps...Your boots on the ground team counts more than anything.

Yes, caps are compressed so if you’re buying a 100 unit multi fam in Austin TX or some big box NNN with a 2 year remaining lease term, maybe not the time.  

The high density polyurethane as mentioned in the other posts is much lighter than a cement/mud mixture making it less likely to cause additional settlement due to the weight, another benefit is that it expands and compresses the soil underneath it to a certain degree.