Anything posted by news agencies is generally to induce either fear or a frenzy so try not to read to much into them its more or less BS 90% of the time.

Contractor says heat exchanger is cracked and induce draft motor has failed.  

I want to make sure I understand the nuances correctly before making this suggestion to to my better half, so hopefully BP can give me good advice about this and make sure I'm thinking through the repercussions correctly.TL;DR My wife hates living in the South and wants out ASAP and our owned primary residence doesn't come anywhere remotely close to cashflow potential, so how do we leave before the 2 year mark while also avoiding a hefty inflation-induced capital gains tax bill?

So my question is as follows:What are some of the individual tactics that you’ve used, or would potentially use, to induce a vacancy?

Main Concerns:Am I buying before a pandemic-induced housing market crash - aka at inflated prices?

Main Concerns:Am I buying before a pandemic-induced housing market crash - aka at inflated prices?

I thought about getting a studio apartment (but the monthly payment difference would be $300-400 month) and I feel like renting a studio would have higher turnover + more difficulty to sell later on.Main Concerns:Am I buying before a pandemic-induced housing market crash - aka at inflated prices?

First, if you put a property under contract when you don't have both the intent and ability (funds) to close on it subjects you to charges of "Fraud in the Inducement" (a tort). 

Time forgives most (not all) overpayment on real estate because of the power of inflation to destroy debt and induce appreciation.

They're having the same mental health crisis that's hitting the Zoomers, but rather than culturally induced madness, it's the complete lack of anything resembling a reasonable opportunity that's causing a lot of Chinese youth to basically drop out of the rat race.