That may not happen until the market softens, but that is ok because you would buy low without selling low first and if it doesn't soften you already own a property that benefits.

I don't think I will ever fully retire but I plan to be doing less active work in the future, i.e. not focusing on writing new loans and not flipping.I am lucky that I can easily handle a down turn and be just fine if things soften even for an extended time but I still hope that doesn't happen.

If possible a water softener would be ideal.

Howdy Chitown,On my rentals I've used $250 windows, they work just fine. White vinyl, they are never used.   Now, I need some higher end windows.  I have installers that can do them for $100 a pop.  Is it worth the ti...

However, even though the market is starting to soften a bit now, local investors, turnkey companies and flippers have started accepting smaller in smaller margins. 

Yes, it has softened lately, but outside of some niches (condos) I’d not call the US housing market a buyer’s market. 

Selling your rental property for a big gain can lead to a significant tax bill, but there are ways to soften the blow.To reduce your 2024 taxable income, consider selling any underperforming investments to offset gains with losses.

“It just shows a perfect example of how tenants without strong rent-controlled protections are vulnerable to displacement and injustices.”I would not have given a vacate notice to ANYONE who paid my mortgage for the last 30 years and kept the place nice (I would have just found another deal and housed my daughter there or worked with the family in an effort to coordinate a plan for housing the tenant to soften the blow), but landlords should not be punished and criticized in general when following the current laws that were put in place.

But the already-fading momentum of retail sales is in danger of softening even further amid record coronavirus outbreaks.

Days on market is increasing, prices are softening, labor and materials have not dropped to offset either of those.