Properties around here have exploded and the 25% down I have to find is temporarily out of reach.

The tech sector, and the legal sector are why incomes have exploded to make DC the richest metro area in the country. 

I relate this back to seller, and he explodes in frustration.

Every time I go back I wonder how the heck that city didn't clean up more and explode.

Just sitting back drinking my "black rifle coffee company" java watching this thread explode.   

Growth has been exploding for about twenty years.

AGAIN, this doesn't mean that if you occassionally have whole wheat pasta that you are going to explode. 

The ability of a buyer to find target properties without the aid of a real estate agent has exploded with the increasing penetration of online providers like Zillow, and most mls systems selling or sharing agent listings with these online systems.

Hi JP,I am have been invested in STR's in Scottsdale for 4 years running now and it has been quite fruitful though the population of STR's has exploded.  

The only thing we can take any credit for in this scenario was investing in the right submarket, in the right market... before it exploded and became 'hot.'