In California, Arizona, and Georgia for example, hedge funds like Blackstone have been able to purchase large tapes of single family homes, which otherwise would have been pieced out to small groups of real estate investors.The heightened competition in these U.S. markets has forced many real estate investors into other markets, which has then triggered increased competition in markets not targeted by hedge funds.

These are basic principles of real estate, but they are heightened to max in Miami.

Otherwise, please consider the condition of the property, with a heightened focus on your major mechanicals and take an adjustment on those variables into consideration(maybe 7-8% for maintenance & CapEx).4) What is your fixed expense at $600?

The advanced technology and prompt notifications have given me a heightened sense of protection, allowing me to feel confident in leaving my home unattended.

I did this one time in the past (one note and two dots) and there was very much heightened attention to detail with the closing agent, in other words it was a pain.

Or the Seller has 65 family photos on the wall and their life's collection of collected trinkets displayed all over the place and decides to leave them there as they for some reason believe Buyers will find them just as interesting as they do.IMO, the biggest disavantage for the standard Seller is not the hypothetical 1-2 bad comps in the area, it is that they deal from more of a heightened emotional state in selling their home than an investor who deals with it as a biz decision.

I would love to see more CRE discussion too because I think it would heighten the quality of some of the threads.

Would it surprise anyone if Putin does something to heighten international tensions and thus push crude oil prices higher. 

Direct negotiations with sellers can provide investors with a more advantageous position for a successful transaction, enabling them to circumvent the heightened competition and inflated prices often associated with these widely publicized listings.

I wouldn't take my kids out on the street for an afternoon of kickball but I have been out there by myself and never felt in danger but I always stay at a heightened state of awareness..