So here is the deal: With my current financial climate and aspirations, my best bet getting started with investing is through creative financing.

With the current market climate we are in, if issues arise you want to be in a solid area.

I know deals can still be found in this climate but I don't yet have that experience to find one.The after build value is the biggest drawback imo.

Currently contemplating on which market to start, especially with the current climate (i.e. rising rates/looming recession/inflation, etc.).

My wife and I are looking to do our first flip and we were just wondering if right now was a good time or not to do this. It seems like home sales have slowed a good amount, but we weren’t sure if that’s effect us too...

My bet is always on real estate no matter what the market climate, now it is just about finding those great deals.

Lately it seems like the climate has forced investors to adjust or step aside.Adjust the marketing, adjust the buy box, adjust the types of properties or locations in which to invest, using creative financing or seller financing, getting more access to private money, doing short term rentals, new construction - these are some of ways we’ve seen investors adjust over the last few years.

@Weina Shi impossible to answer without knowing what kind of expansion you are trying to do.Single story, multi, climate, standard, Boat/RV, amount of dirt work needed, how many sq ft anticipated, etc.

With this said, I need advice....Two years ago, I purchased a small self-storage facility (35 Units; 1 office; 1 Warehouse (3,500 SF) and was able to obtain financing from the seller and ‘commercial hacked’ the property by converting some of the storage units into three (3) 1/1 Efficiency Apartments, with the ability to add more in the future, and added Climate Control units within the main warehouse area.Purchase Price: $248,000Financing: 15 Year @ 4% fixedWe have doubled the income with future potential of increasing income by another $2,000 using the existing structures in place.

This will allow you to meet other investors in the area and pick their brains on the investing climate there.