this is a direct relation to lack of inventory.. new construction on many markets is as robust as its ever been.. we have had spectacular years the last 3 years of course during covid was tough with supply chains but my 500k house I am now selling for 700k and my build cost have gone up by maybe 100k.. so record profits for us.. 

Quote from @Ronald Rohde: I think it just benefits current owners. our replacement cost variability just went up a lot for the next 4 years. 100%.All cyclical asset classes are reverting to the mean, except the one's with a material short-- naturally. 

Most of the time, the home warranty takes a long time to approve your repair, reach the property, and then they use low-quality materials.

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pretty tough but who knows give it a try and see what happens

Quote from @V.G Jason: BP agents are gutter material.

With California’s tough landlord laws, I can see why you’re looking for more landlord-friendly areas.

My girlfriend and I are looking to get into Multifamily real estate investing and have also looked into the possibility of house hacking, although a good affordable property seems to be tough but not impossible in this area.

It has been tough to find attractive deals in Fairfield County.

The place where you can add value with no money is a situation like: you find project A, it is a 120k purchase and it should need 80k rehab but you can get rehab done for 65k cause you can do some of the work and you know how to save on materials and you can manage the rehab.