Increased Capital Availability.

Biggest take away is permitting timelines continue to increase!

Put up other collateral or increase your offer.

Its a 4bed 4bath, and the plan is to do a light rehab after the current lease ends, get new tenants and increase rents a little bit.

I'm thinking of offering $450K (cash and bank loan), make improvements as leases end, and then refi and increase rents as necessary.

There were some complaints, but they paid their full rent and then the increased rent when the jobs were done.

There has been a flight to the more quality areas of Austin.I agree on us having hit the bottom, time will tell but I think we'll see demand increase and rates decrease over the next few months Yeah - I was more talking about outlook for 2025+, I think the correction has likely completed (just opinion) 

This approach allows them to add value, increase equity, and create rentals that can generate strong returns.If you're thinking about commercial real estate, there’s definitely a learning curve, but the long-term stability and potential for diversification are huge pluses.

If this Cap is allowed to expire, I would think that there will be a rush to take advantage of it.That should increase demand for higher priced Homes because the Standard Deduction gets reduced significantly AND you can go way above the Standard Deduction by Itemizing the SALT Deductions.If your comps are Single Family Homes and/or small Multi-Family that can convert to an Owner Occupied (think BRRRR here), it is well should rise in value as the Federal Tax deduction lowers the monthly payments for every homeowner with a large Mortgage that also pays State and Local Taxes. too funny I had not thought of the Salt deductions in years and today it popped into my mind then you post this.. very true for high priced markets this will be a huge bene

Holding onto them will more than likely increase their value over time, along with all the equity you built through the flip.