That said, with today's rates, every increment of extra mortgage is way costlier than it was four years ago during the sub-3%-rate Covid days. 

Quote from @Jay Hinrichs: Loudoun County Virginia80 acre parcel Entitlement for 30 1 to 1.5 acre estate lots and 40 acre remainder parcel with large million dollar home.Purchase price  3.5 milEM deposits non refundable  50k up front 50k during Entitlement cost ( survey, geo , water , artifacts, Soils Engineer , city fees)  350k Capital partner  ME  provide all the cash up front.  450k to my client who found and prosecuted the platMultiple offers from all the biggest builders in that market  IE Toll  Lennar DR and a few regionals.Closed today with 1.1 million cash profit  PLUS the 40 acres and home value about at least 2 mil free and clear.My fee is double my money so we made 450k today.My client made about 650k in cash and the property  free and clear.. 

.🔹 Ideal in Any Market – Whether home prices are rising or falling, lease options allow you to lock in today’s price while benefiting from future appreciation.Other creative strategies—like seller financing, subject-to deals, and the BRRRR method—can also open doors, but lease options remain one of the most powerful, low-risk, minimal cash out-of-pocket ways to build a portfolio.

But my God - 20 years - in today's world, who really knows what's gonna be happening that far down the road.  

Today, Texas is the top state for semiconductor manufacturing, having led the nation for 13 years in the export of semiconductors and other electronic components.

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and demand....yet today was a first for me.

In a world of constant inflation, maintaining your lifestyle over time requires an income that meets four key criteria:Rent Growth Must Outpace InflationIf a basket of goods costs $100 today, in ten years, with 5% annual inflation, that basket will cost $162.

It wouldn’t work in a red hot market like we had a few years ago where everything was selling super fast, but in todays market there isn’t as much urgency to see properties and get offers in immediately.  

The property I bought a month ago could be sold for almost $1m more today.