This reflects continued demand despite economic headwinds*Pending sales increased 3.1% in the metro and decreased 2.2% in Austin proper.

That's pretty important if rates were to decrease in the next couple of years.2.

When prices drop, rental demand decreases, putting downward pressure on rents.The TakeawayThe critical factor for success with this strategy is location—specifically, investing in areas with significant and sustained population growth.

Cleveland, Baltimore, Toledo, Indy etc....You will see net population decreases in most of these areas but these are the areas where the prices are the lowest in the USA and come with rents that are very high when compared to the sales price.

You can find higher ROI (on paper) here and probably in other cities…but the probability of actually collecting rent significantly decreases.

The average days on market (DOM) in the NY Metro area has decreased over the last year.

Owner occupied united increased by 8.4%"Still, although the overall share of households that rented decreased, the number of rented units increased by over a million units (43.3 million to 44.6 million)."

But there's something else that many people don't realize: these loans  "constant recast" during the interest-only period.For example, if I make an extra $400 payment one month, my interest-only payment will decrease the following month.

Limited Housing InventoryThe number of homes for sale in Buffalo is significantly below pre-pandemic levels, with a reported 46.1% decrease compared to 2018–2019 averages.

If you're looking to do value-added deals out of state, you're decreasing the chances of having a successful experience.