We came to the conclusion that we don't see how builders are making much money, compared to the time, effort, and risk they anyways.I own a piece of land that I thought about subdividing and building two spec homes on.

After reading 40CFR PART61 SUBPART M, I have come to the conclusion that this material can be disposed of as non RACM (regulated asbestos containing material) if removed and handled properly.

My conclusion is that it IS realistic for continued price and rental increases for a few reasons: no buildable land, increasing population, a booming tourism industry, foreign buyers paying cash well over market value, and one of the only places on the island with great beaches, decent schools, and a real hospital.To test your theory, look at how your market performed 2007-2010.

Hey there,So I'm reading everything I can in this forum, (very very helpful btw) and have come to the conclusion that I would like to try and put together a close-to-home apartment deal on some smaller (4-16 unit) multifamily buildings in my local area.  

I have come to the conclusion that I might not be able to get my wife on board so I might be doing the RE investing alone.

Factoring the average property, at the average cost, and average rent, with average down payment, and average loan terms, but ignoring average appreciation, average tax savings, and average amortization, therefore the conclusion is that nothing cash flows unless you put 50%+ cash down (that is the only possible way to make it happen) and nothing is a good investment in this market. 

Ok guys I’m working on a longer forum post to really cover this deal in-depth, but just wanted to get the conversation started a little bit.I am really interested to see what some of yall’s numbers look like at the conclusion of your first true-blue flip from start to finish.

Vacant data is extremely unreliable because there are a limited number of readily available data points that can lead to the conclusion a property is vacant.

@Charlie Anne yeah that's exactly the conclusion I came to.

That's some coincidence.My observation aside, you as the individual  investor must first come to a conclusion of what your goals are by owning real estate long or short term.