Are there trends or developments that could impact future growth?

I also had some property I had to find different carriers for as well as having them remove the roof from coverage and other lame games.

Hey @Austin Wolff - You bring up some good points about knowing the house better than anyone when you build new if you are actively involved and onsite regularly, but I'd get behind @Jay Hinrichs, in the sense that the numbers don't always allow you to build new.Here in Chicago, new developments are super pricey, and even the BEST DEVELOPERS HAVE SLIM MARGINS. 

Buy a townhouse in this development near where I live called Sea Colony:Details: $860k for a comfortable townhouse.Pros:Comfortable place to live for the next few years, and I’d still have liquidity to invest elsewhere.It is still in my current community where all of my friends live, so I would still be where I want to be location-wise.Will get appreciation.Cons:High HOA fees ($660/month) and potential 10k special assessment in the next few years.Likely won’t cash flow after we move, so unsure whether it would make sense to hold.3.

All while slowly but surely putting more money in your pocket (or other properties) all at once.Real Estate is a long term game.

I'm a Business Development Manager at Groundfloor Finance.

Even if I only have 1 repair in 2 years, I will be ahead of the game. 

We own 7 properties that we will start developing in 2025.We are currently remodeling my wife’s two-story home, turning that into two rentals.A developer contacted us and is using our largest plot to build a four-story condo building trading one condo for the opportunity.We drive and live in an 18 wheeler debt-free saving up capital for the next opportunity. 

But they can't come to part with it and don't really trust handing it off to some PM to run it for STR that doesn't have "skin in the game". 

This helps them create confidence, learn and develop and honestly has made them incredible assets to our team!