Just say no.I would almost never do this trade unless all my downside, including potential unknowns, were completely compensated for. 

Happy you joined the party.. how soon do you plan to start crunching numbers on a potential deal?

If you’re open to exploring outside the Bay Area, markets like Milwaukee, Chicago, and parts of Indiana offer strong potential for flips and rentals.

However, ensure you understand the local tax structure and any potential future changes.Economic Dependence: While Albuquerque has a diversified economy, it's worth noting that government and military jobs play a significant role.

At the time, his offer was low, and I had potential plans for that space, so I turned him down.

I'm looking to potentially do the same thing in Queens now where there are some more affordable mutlifamilies.

@Josh LansberryIt’s exciting that you’re ready to take action in the Raleigh/Research Triangle market, an area with strong growth potential.

I recently did some data crunching on Zillow's public datasets. I wanted to see what markets have both a relatively high rent-to-price ratio and high appreciation. I came up with this list:region-name:mean-appreciatio...

Because not only did I think the house would appreciate, I thought the rent potential on the property was huge.  

So if the potential resident wants to drag their feet, but another party books on AirBnB, then that's just unfortunate for the FF lead.