If you find a property that fits your needs and the market is favorable, waiting for a potential rate drop might not be worth the risk.Personal Financial Situation: Your current financial health and readiness to purchase play a crucial role.

We all have a Myrtle Beach address, and most of us work in Myrtle Beach, but because we're not technically within city limits this giant mass of residents isn't factored into any of the Myrtle Beach demographics like crime rates, etc.  

But as I have said before your  sand box is pretty cool and very hard to duplicate in most of the US.. but then again you play the hand your dealt and the money is made in real estate when you understand the very technical type transactions.. where the mass's just think of vanilla sales .. 

Sounds like some of the folks on here are under playing the true status of the SWFL market...

If you are in too low lying of an area, it may not be the wisest long-term play (unless we start building dwellings under water!)

When was the last time you have seen a RE syndication offer without an appreciation play?  

If you told him you have been playing pickup games for the past year and need help improving your jump shot, now he has evidence you're motivated and a specific goal he can quickly help you work towards.

I am one of the very few STR's in a town surrounded by 10+ wedding venues, university, businesses, mass construction, etc.

FOs like me now are playing ball, we weren't this aggressive 20 years ago. 

He played dumb, telling me he told me from the get go that the initial inspection was all we were getting.I would have never taken the deal if that were the case!