Within each MSA there are pockets of increases and decreases, which are counter to the overall growth or decline. 

I have just divided fuel on 12 units to separate meters and told my tenants they are responsible for the fuel accounts only to find out that 2 of the 12 have had their credit decrease since renting and the fuel company won’t do business with them.

This is where a sale may benefit you long-term if you can find an investor to take it before the increased rate and pending rent decreases impact the value of the property further.

Here is what I've gathered thus far:"In exchange for their investments, Opportunity Zone Fund investors may be able to decrease their federal tax burden through the preferential treatment of capital gains — in three key ways.

Market Fluctuations: If property values decline, the equity in the collateralized properties may decrease, potentially leading to issues with loan terms or the borrower’s financial standing.5.

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

Thanks I never seen one LOLbut one strategy you could do is just do HELOC and income from rent in ADU can be used to decreased DTI, not all the bank can do that though.

There are very few places where you can still get anywhere near the 1% rule, and in Omaha you really don't have to look that hard to find those opportunities in droves.Not to get too into the weeds, but I have a thesis that the Midwest as a whole will begin to outperform the coastal and southernmost cities as time goes on-- primarily driven by increasing COL & decreasing QOL in said coastal urban cities. 

Should I wait until I can put 20% down on a property to decrease the monthly mortgage payment?

Market in a MinuteEast Tennessee home sales decreased 7.8% from the previous month, and decreased 1.0% from a year ago.The median sale price was $371,250 — up 9.19% from the previous year.Total housing inventory increased from the previous year – up 38.3% from a year ago.Half of the homes sold were under contract in 20 days or less, up from 11 days a year ago.40.55% of homes sold for the asking price or above, with 18.77% selling for more than the asking price. 8.04% sold for at least $10,000 over asking and 2.88% sold for at least $25,000 over asking price.The sale-to-list price ratio decreased from last month to 97.5% – down from 97.9% a year ago.New construction represented 12.36% of total home salesData Deep Dive: How's the market?