Despite their high property taxes, Texas has generally low housing prices that contrast starkly to that of California.

What things do you believe compare and contrast to a cultivating market of good cash flow and eager investors?

In contrast, markets around the nation with stronger population growth are experiencing stronger rent growth.Overall construction levels have been low for over a decade.

Now, I UPGRADE my duplexes not with swimming pools mind you, but with microwaves over the stove, granite countertops, replace small and out-dated baseboards, replace carpet with luxury vinyl floors, upgrade to LED light fixtures, up-date faucets, new-used appliances, six panel interior doors and contrast paint (white ceiling, Light beige or grey walls and all trim white).  

The Realtor I discussed this idea with is affiliated with said property management firm and he is quite sure he can nail down the ROI and rentability.This is contrasted with the investing opportunity in say, a small commercial building, a few residential SFDs, or the like. 

This is in contrast to the way Boomers were 40 years ago. 

Also, some banks will be reluctant to lend on fix & flip projects.2) Hard money lenders: Hard money lenders, in contrast, are set up for the express purpose of financing real estate investors.

., an additional bedroom, 2-car garage, better curb appealThis is just a super quick preliminary search online, in contrast your property is nice on the interior but has some drawbacks and some are quite frankly deal breakers for buyers. 

We got this number just released.Here's projection for next year for nationwide housing appreciation:ZHI: 4%GS: 3%Moody: -3%So we know the gap between all models is about 7%, we also know that at most the projection from ZHI is the most accurate.We also know the Core inflation is 4%, Fed rate is 5%.So we could say, appreciation between -3% to 4% in 2024 is extremely healthy when the Fed rate is 5% and Mortgage rate is around 6-7%.As long as appreciation is lower than inflation/Fed rate, we are good.In contrast, if we have mortgage rate of 3% and appreciation is 7% , then it's unhealthy and the market is begging for a crash.The intricacies between Fed Fund Rate, interest rate and appreciation needs to be analyzed properly before we say something would crash.ps: just so you guys know, rate has to be lower next year that is almost guaranteed because gov interest payment is now higher than their military spending.

Take note of the other unit's condition, bedroom/bathroom count, square footage, parking, etc in contrast to your property.