Staying informed about local policies is critical.Opportunities to LeverageLess Competition: Many investors are sitting on the sidelines right now due to fear or uncertainty.

So really to have a higher chance at success you should have both money to put in the deal to lower your leverage AND money on the sideline to cover those potential cap ex projects. 

You should have a healthy amount of fear that will keep you vigilant but not enough to keep you on the sidelines. 

I like it because it keeps my money working for me in between finding deals, so I don’t have cash sitting on the sidelines getting chewed up by inflation.That being said, if you have equity from day one.

Despite paying fees, doing a deal and making some profit is better than sitting on the sidelines. 

I'm finding that this strategy is helping people, building repour with people, and continuing to keep business moving forward while some say it's hard and sit on the sideline to wait until there is mass movement.Appreciate your time and reply and good to hear that you're experiencing some similar action a couple hours' drive away. 

Your overhead and cost of capital are something to consider as part of your plan. remember if you get an investor to invest $250k but it takes you 3 months to deploy that  capital that is $5625 in interest you owe them, and say you can only invest $200k of it you are gonna have money always sitting on the sidelines.

I’m predicting that people sitting on the sidelines due to rate volatility over the past year will realize that waiting is futile and will stop sitting on their hands.

Most who make $500k don't have nearly enough dry powder on the sideline to scale a real estate business quickly enough without making huge personal sacrifices for an extended period of time.

Prices haven't fallen, and rents haven't moved up enough.Investors either need to work harder, be more creative, accept negative cash flow, or sit on the sidelines.