yes, that's what everyone wants =) appreciation is tough to predict."

@Ryan Fox - It's pretty unpredictable in my opinion, but I'm sure there are people way smarter than me that can better see/predict what's coming down the pike.  

FWIW, I'm going to base this off a 1,500 SF single family new build, but I'll predict the build cost will be a little over $200/SF.

Real Estate Market Predictions for 2025Single-Family Homes: Prices will likely remain flat due to homeowners holding onto low-interest-rate loans, causing fewer properties to hit the market.

Guaranteed Returns: A fixed 7% is impressive in today's market and provides predictability unmatched by most investments.2.

This makes targeting distressed sellers, such as those in pre-foreclosure, or those with ballooning debt that was taken out in 2020-2021 when the interest rate was 7.37x lower (8/09/2020 the 10-year treasury was .56%, 1/15/2024 the 10-year treasury is 4.69%) making it very difficult for those that underwrote the property in 2020 to have predicted refinancing at these rates and likely a sale is their only option.

Instead of paying billable hours for every case, a salaried attorney could handle the same volume of work at a more predictable cost.Service Quality: I also see an opportunity to provide better service to ourselves and the owners we represent.

As important as due diligence, analysis, knowledge of the property type, track record of the syndicator, correctly predicting economic trends, and timing is, the number 1 way to avoid a devastating loss is NEVER INVEST MORE THAN 10% OF YOUR INVESTABLE ASSETS IN ANY ONE DEAL.  

This seasonal slowdown is typically predictable and manageable.But at the end of 2024, we saw that increase jump to over 10 days, pushing average DOM from 25-30 to over 40.

When you have things that you do not know how bad they are until you open up pandora's box, it is hard to perfectly predict the cost.I'd be happy to have a more in-depth conversation if interested.