They just follow what the news is telling them for ( perceived reality) and the herds respond.The poor planners who react are the ones generally having the most negative impacts when things shift and catch them off guard.

I moved to San Diego, CA after joining the United States Coast Guard and after a eventful 6 years, I now reside in Corpus Christi, TX.I work in the IT field and have been for roughly 2 years now.

I was caught off guard and thought they are joking.

While all real estate investing is "local" if you don't see trends coming you can be caught off guard and lose your wealth.

We had a question from an east coast real estate buyer this week to explain how the property tax situation worked, it might be something to look into so you aren't caught off guard when you see the closing statements.If you've got any other questions as you're going through the process, please feel free to reach out!

Knowing what common rejections or rebuttals from sellers ahead of time will at least not catch us off guard.  

Do I "overbook" commitments to guard against this type of scenario - and give precedence to the people that committed but get left out of the deal in my next deal?

A quick introduction, I'm a web developer out of Columbus, Ohio and a serviceman in the Army National Guard.

It just caught him off-guard being asked to show a W2 and I was unsure also.

Of course I can view the cams on my phone too, but rarely utilize that feature.Using the cameras and electronic access control has allowed me to eliminate the 4 hour a day security guard the previous owner utilized, a savings of about $20k/year.