If you’re using leverage, be extra cautious with your underwriting to ensure the deal still works at today’s rates.Economic Uncertainty: Inflation, potential recessions, or shifts in demand could affect rents, vacancy rates, and property values in some markets.Increased Operating Costs: Rising insurance premiums, property taxes, and maintenance costs can cut into profit margins, particularly for buy-and-hold investments.Regulatory Risks: Some areas are increasing restrictions on landlords, particularly short-term rentals.

If it passes, I think the motivations to buy a vacation rental in Colorado will change from mostly investment to mostly personal.

Digging into off-market opportunities, networking with wholesalers, and building relationships with motivated sellers can put you ahead of the competition.🔹 Creative Financing – Traditional loans don’t always work for distressed properties.

But if you want to use a conservative approach and use the extra cash flow to pay off debt versus further investing, I think that's a very legitimate way to go about it.

Was able to get a meeting with the seller and negotiated using evolving knowledge of construction and deal analysis in addition to discovering seller motivation through direct contact.

I'm doing tpc compliant texting to motivated sellers to book appointments. 

Quote from @John Underwood: Are you sure it's not $600 extra per year?

I’m new to the world of real estate but incredibly motivated to learn and grow.

So, yes, it can be the best time to buy as the sellers listing during the winter are often the most motivated.

😊 Goals give us two things: direction on where we want to go, and the motivation to get us there.Imagine your ideal existence.