https://www.parealtors.org/blog/pennsylvania-population-chan...Pennsylvania is the fifth largest state after California, New York, Texas and Florida. 

It's pretty clear that many of these folks are in a bind, probably due to recent layoffs or the economic downturn.

Investment Info:

Other wholesale investment.

Purchase price: $57,500

Cash invested: $100

Sale price: $90,000

Small vacant lot, overlooking I-40 on the westside of Nashville

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Conveniently located in Bryan TX, within walking distance to A&M Bus stop and a short 5 minutes drive to College Station, home to the largest university in the state, Texas A&M.

Heres a general breakdown:1960s: ~5 -“7%1970s: ~7 - 11% (rising due to inflation)1980s: ~10 - 18% (peaking at 18-19% in 1981-1982 due to high inflation)1990s: ~7 - 10% (gradual decline)2000s: ~5 - 7% (lower due to economic stability)2010s: ~3 - 5% (record lows after the 2008 financial crisis)2020s: ~2.7 - 7.8% (historically low in 2021, then rising in 2022-2023 due to Fed rate hikes)Long-Term AverageOver the past 50 - 60 years, the average mortgage rate has been around 7 - 8%In short and IMO, due to fiat system.

This had nothing to do with economic or underwriting issues but was driven by covid and many workers beginning to work from home. 

I also realize there isn't a big market here in the current economic environment.

If an investor has the time, knowledge, capital and experience to be an active property investor then there are a number of strategies , that, depending on the economic market can be used to accelerate wealth building.  

We hear from a lot of out of state investors that Milwaukee is a great place to invest in real estate due to its affordability and strong economic growth. 

Generally larger commercial properties and shopping centers are easier to classify with hard and fast rules, but to the points above the residential areas really move very quickly and have way more nuance than most people care to admit.zip codes are generally way too large for my liking at least in my market to provide any kind of insights other than macro level economics but even then highways or rivers that cut through a zip code can end up with totally different trade areas.we can get pretty granular with cellphone data and with grocery center data to understand the trade areas and their true boundaries, but that kind of data pull is generally only cost effective for investors doing larger scale projects or developments, and honestly we still just end up getting on the ground and feeling it out, so I generally tell people that the money is better spent on a plane ticket and weekend trip in the area you are looking rather than any kind of "trade area" level data studies.and generally B class in 1 area means something different than another.