I’m actually considering moving instead to a different city that is appreciating but not exploding and is still a buyer’s market.

The $$$ could help you avoid $$$$ in overages in your repair budget. sometimes there are repair budgets that can explode and make a good deal into a very bad deal if your repair budget spirals. thats usually good to find out during your inspection contingency period than after you've closed and are stuck with dealing with those issues. just something to think about.

@Marques Johnson, Private Equity as an asset class and business had its start, albeit on a small scale, in the 1960s, and exploded in the 1990s.  

@Peter BuiThe Arizona Sun Corridor (Prescott to Nogales) is set to explode in population over the next 30 years and double in population to over 12 million.

If you have been in this business for nearly 2 Decades I would love to hear your thoughts and comparison between the last sellers market in 2006 that exploded badly and 2018 Sellers market.I see lots of differences, Financing and New Construction being the most obvious.But as I sit back and remember the crash that happened post 2006 I am left wonder what could cause a lot of forced sellers in the current market and I am just not seeing much.I just don't see the same setup in 2018 as we had in 2006 and I might be blind hence I wanted to document my thoughts and see what others thoughtZ

Heard the market is exploding...

Cars that exploded in minor accidents or drove themselves through garage walls?

Then listen to what Bill says above...As long as everything is functional and not putting the property or tenants at risk (nothing is about to leak, explode or disintegrate), hold off on the capital repairs until they need to be done.The one exception is stuff that would be a PITA to repair while a tenant is in the property.

Tuesday, June 7th, 2011, 8:00 pmJohn Burns says top rental markets about to "explode"

Where you live it's easy to keep track of trends, know which neighborhoods are in trouble because of exploding refineries, how long properties are staying on the market, what is the finish level of competing properties...That doesn't mean you can't keep track of these things remotely, you just have to be interested enough to keep on top of these things.6.