if cashflow is the goal, then a) choose a market to invest in that's cashflow-heavy, first and foremost. note: living in a property for a year doesn't necessarily build equity. your principle paydown year 1 ain't much & if the market dips a bit, you could have no or negative equity at the end of y1. just something to consider.note: appreciation in general is speculation. we can make educated guesses on what's going to happen, based on what HAS happened, but this isn't the 'perk of RE investing' to focus on when you know your goal is cashflow. ignore appreciation for now.if the goal is cashflow, why not just start with a rental?

They are MUCH worse .......Buying solely based on appreciation is speculation.... not RE investing.

You could become a private lender for people who flip homes, invest in notes or tax liens/deeds, speculate a bit on buying new construction and then selling for a profit when complete, buy shares of a REIT etc.Orlando is a fantastic place to buy and hold, build new construction or even own a STR.

I’m not new to Zillow, I’ve sold many properties there FSBO but this is a new one: Buyer appears to be a land speculator, I docu-signed a contract to sell a vacant lot and thought nothing about them asking for a 14-day termination option.

It's speculation, but let's see how long this keeps going.Immigration was the biggest headwind for the rights, and it was the button the left side pressed very hard to keep them in place.

@Robert DeForge Couple of things that stand out to me1)  I wouldn't worry about perceived trends because it leads to speculation and then builds fear.

Despite the fall in active listings, the months of inventory (MOI) experienced a slight decrease to 3.6, with Austin contributing significantly to the decline, dropping over 10 percent.Decreasing Mortgage Rates Mortgage rates continued their descent, with treasury and mortgage rates falling amidst speculation that interest rate hikes are concluded.

While speculative, I'd recommend sticking with new construction and refinancing if rates come down in several years.

Vacasa coordinates the cleaning as part of their management service but the cleaning costs are passed along to the guests.It's total speculation but I think the McQueeny property does better since it is closer to the more populated areas.

Numerous DSTs are now curtailing distributions, and I don’t think they are even allowed to make capital calls, unless they blow up the DST structure and turn it into a taxable (and very unattractive) syndication.So I think carefully considering market cycles is still a necessary analysis, even though it’s always a guess or speculation on the investors side.