The lower your price, the worst guests you attract, both in reviewing you and in doing damage to your furnishings. 

Your wife as conservator/guardian has an obligation to her mother and selling the property to herself creates a conflict of interest in that she stands to benefit as the buyer and is also making decisions for someone else as the seller.2.

This is why many buyers choose to pay cash even if they don't have to as they want their cash to be invested indeed, especially given the current inflation.

This amounts to lost opportunity because if you had purchased RE, at the closing it can start producing return. 5) ADUs detract from the existing structure whether this is privacy, a garage, or just yard space. 6) this is related to number 1, but there are many more buyers looking to purchase homes for their family than there are RE investors looking to purchase small unit count properties.

In a slow market homes sit and rot, they are on the MLS forever and the longer it sits, the lower the price goes to find the sweet spot for just the perfect buyer.

These areas tend to attract more reliable, long-term tenants who are usually more financially stable and take better care of the property.

I think of it as the rent where I can READILY attract GOOD tenants and also KEEP them more than 2 years on average.

Nostalgia for retail centers and the need for hybrid work environments are sparking opportunities in undervalued assets and multi-use developments.Seller Strategies: Sellers should think creatively to attract buyers.

I understand that appreciation certainly helps an individual build equity, but I also am attracted to consistent cash-flow with a steady (albeit possibly slower) appreciation growth. 

But, should ask, what is the occupancy for the buyer?