I agree, but in this case, historical trends don't matter.

It’s always interesting to hear about emerging trends or hot opportunities in the market.Looking forward to seeing your insights and contributions here.

Finding the right realtor/wholesaler can be a huge advantage, especially someone who knows the local market trends and can spot areas with hidden potential.

I work as an acquisitions associate with BPG Holdings, a local real estate investment fund in Alexandria, and also work as a realtor for our fund's brokerage team, assisting clients with investment properties in the D.C. metro area.I've recently created a series of reports focused on the city of Alexandria and its sub-market development prospects, which I believe alongside other macro trends will make the city an amazing buy-and-hold investment for real estate investors.

It is a very volatile industry and its experiencing diverging trends.

You'll then see that delinquency rates are:- At their lowest point since 2006- Historically on the low side of normal - On an overall downward trend for the past 4 yearsIn fact, excluding the artificially propped-up mortgage market of 2004-2006 during which delinquency rates were slightly lower than they are today, bottoming out at 1.41% in 2005, there are fewer mortgage delinquencies today than at any time in the past 33 years.By the way, when these scant 1.73% of homeowners become delinquent on their mortgages, they overwhelmingly have the equity to be able to sell the home at a gain if needed.

See discussion here.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/530/topics/1210625-fed-...10-year will trend up, before down.

The way this deal is structured it is roughly $1M below market value given current market trends.

Key things to focus on include researching landlord-friendly states, understanding local market trends, and building a reliable team (property manager, realtor, contractor) in your chosen area.

If you're financially stable, have an emergency fund, and have a buy [box] get into the trending C class neighborhoods and buy value.