A look into Austin MSA related to real estate before & after the COVID-19 pandemic, and into the future.I wrote a similar paper almost a year ago today, good cross reference for this read.Leading up to and continuing through the “Stay at Home” order, which went into effect Tuesday, March 24th — the sellers market went from red hot to, “what do we do next.”Investment buyers across the board repositioned themselves — with iBuyers like Zillow and OpenDoor stopping purchasing completely, large funds lowered buy price requirements by up to 10%, and local investors were waiting for the dust to settle for the most part.A 10% drop in buy price standards is substantial and a direct reflection of how low demand was in mid-March through April.Speaking from a realtors perspective, throughout all of this and despite realtors being deemed essential, the COVID-19 etiquette/standards took some time to develop.Every governing body related to real estate was looking into and implementing best standards and practices for real estate related job functions.As a result, listing activity was down immediately — April saw a drop of 21.6% in number of sales year-over-year, while May saw the biggest dip in year-over-year sales at 29.2%.

However, I want to make sure I mitigate as much risk as I can by working with an expert in moving rezoning documents thru  legislative bodies in Escambia county.

It conforms to whatever is on the bed at that time, so it conforms to YOUR body when you are laying there, pops back into (flat) shape.

Currently, I'm 26, so no issues with my health, but I also know that my body can only keep up for so long and I can only work so many hours in a day.

I think Terry talked about this, but carpet and paint will make a huge difference.... especially for the new home smell.

@Cheryl J McGrath there are many calculators, spreadsheets, and resources out there for analyzing properties, but there's no fool-proof app that can tell an investor everything they need to know about a property--because REI involves a LOT more than just data.For instance, a musty smell in the basement caused by water intrusion, a neighbor with a loud barking dog, a floorplan that's awkward but that could easily be re-arranged, significant settling, the location of load-bearing walls, the routing of electric, HVAC ducts, and plumbing  --these are just a few of the MANY factors that might cause me to buy (or not buy) a property, but none of these factors will be conveyed in data or on an app. 

My friend said that for 2 months everything was very strange - her condo wasn't renting out, K. obviously lied to her quite a few times and couldn't come up with decent explanation, my friend got impression that somebody spends nights in her place because it started to smell, neigbour of my friend told her that K. was bringing some suspicious people etc.... so my friend politely fired K.

Now, I don't think my experience can be chalked up to more than a "smell test," and that was only with one of their strategies (the workforce housing apartments one).

Dust, smells, noise, contractors in and out at all hours...you get the idea.If you're married, this is a decision you should talk over with your wife - and you should give her absolute veto power over it, with a guarantee of no hard feelings if she says no.A solid marriage is worth FAR more than any real estate deal.

Pretty sure I can smell success somewhere now.....