August 2020 had a 14.9% median price increase over August 2019, which is a gigantic appreciation spike.

I looked up a bunch of rehabbed properties in the area that sold 4-5 years ago and it appears most of them have gradually increased and did not spike in one year, although it is very inconsistent

City of Berkeley and state lockdowns have made Berkeley among the most vulnerable in the US to large new spikes. 

In any event, the leak in bathroom 1 and leak in bathroom 2 resulted in my water bill spiking up more than $1,000 (above and beyond the norm).

In any event, the leak in bathroom 1 and leak in bathroom 2 resulted in my water bill spiking up more than $1,000 (above and beyond the norm).

Here are some thoughts:1) The traffic issue with the pet business is definitely something to consider. 2) Some may differ with me on whether a pet business is an "essential business" and how it will do in the next pandemic spike, but that would also be a concern.3) Having three tenants in the building instead of two will also reduce risk.4) The buildout that the pet business does may not be easily used by the tenant that moves in after them.Hope this helps,

With the amount of people getting mortgages and others refinancing, their has been a huge spike in there workload. 

Perfect storm for a price spike. 

This property was a great opportunity in an area of Austin that had not yet seen appreciation spikes.

It took 60 days but spiked my score back up 120 points or so where it should have been.