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While this is a great market watch the folks that are pushing things a bit too hard on the sales side,  always be sure the market fits your needs and expectations before jumping in. 

A MarketWatch report posted the following after an earnings update from Home Depot:"The company said the reason it was able to pass the big increase in prices on to customers was because demand has kept pace: “When we bring the product into the store, it sells.”Our lumber suppliers have dropped prices and we're buying from those sources versus the big boxes.  

Lumber wholesale prices have dropped but what retailers have learned as Home Depot shared on MarketWatch, as soon as the put lumber on the shelf at the top end price - it sells that day. 

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https://on.mktw.net/39GiJIZ Check out this article from MarketWatch - These mortgage borrowers will be ‘the first canary in the coal mine’ for a coronavirus-fueled foreclosure crisis, regulator saysIt seems to me that Corona May impact the real estate market severely depending on if the virus can be slowed down by the heat.

(Article by Market Watch)

I am reading, studying the market, watching interest rates, basically doing everything I possibly can to get started in this, but I feel like I am spinning my wheels.

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