Maybe I'm making it a bigger deal than its worth, but with the housing market as volatile and competitive as it is, I want to be going in from as strong a position as possible.Curious your thoughts on that and whether I'm being overly conservative/ pessimistic about my prospects if I ultimately go FHA.

A strong operating income means more money in your pocket, while a weak operating income can significantly reduce your profits and valuation.Strategies to improve Operating income (Core, Core Plus and Value Add)1️⃣ CORE:· Core strategy involves buying properties that provide steady, reliable income streams with low volatility ✅2️⃣ CORE PLUS· Core plus investing is a strategy that uses debt and equity to acquire properties with higher returns than core investments.

Wasilla has a bunch of 4plex's but is more volatile than Anchorage.

They see the daily pricing of REITS as volatile as opposed to the “no quote” of private placement securities.  

The only doubt regarding FL is the history of price volatility during 2008-2010.

So far I am thinking; a retired farmer (money in CDs), retired business man that had lots of real estate in his younger years (familiar with rentals) widow who has a large estate and does not like the volatility of stocks, retired customer who sold business and has large sums and I would assume is looking for diversity etc...I guess my thought is: come up with a plan, get over the hesitation how ever you need to do it (I hate the 'selling side' of busienss, I want to 'create') work that plan one step at a time, and educate yourself as much as possible.Dan Dietz

This thread has been an interesting discussion on a volatile topic, a tough area of the business.

You also face immediate market volatility and may have to hold the property longer than expected or sell for less than expected, which would cut into your potential profit.

This keeps the currency stable, so users don’t have to worry about extreme volatility during transactions.

In my experience (admittedly not in Jacksonville), the inexpensive stuff tends to be more volatile and therefore performs better in certain parts of the cycle and worse in others, but the more expensive stuff (not luxury, but nice modest homes in solid B+ hoods) out performs in the long run with lower risk and lower volatility over multiple cycles.