Here are some key highlights from the report, which compares January 2025 with January 2024:The median sales price for the greater Austin metro fell 4.7% to $409,765, while the City of Austin saw a 4.7% increase to $553,465.Total sales in the metro rose 1.1%, whereas the city saw a 4% decrease in closed sales, demonstrating continued demand in spite of economic challenges.Pending sales under contract dropped 7.5% in the metro and 1.4% in the City of Austin, suggesting a slight decrease in demand at the start of 2025.Listing inventory increased 16.5% in the metro and 15.5% in the City of Austin, resulting in 5.6 months of available housing inventory in the metro and 6.2 months in the city, approximately one month more than in January 2024.According to the Texas A&M Real Estate Center, a balanced real estate market has around 6.5 months of inventory.

Hello @Chris Atkins,To achieve and maintain financial independence, only invest in cities that meet the following requirements.Significant and Sustained Population Growth: Rental rates follow the basic principle of supply and demand.

The market has shifted a lot in the last two years with rising interest rates, changing rental demand, and shifting economic conditions.

•Some buyers don’t mind flood zones if they love the location, and in areas with limited housing supply, demand can still be strong.2.

The property's strong market demand made it an ideal candidate for a profitable fix-and-flip project.

Phoenix is a hot market for housing investors due to its increasing population, healthy job market and steady demand for housing.Why Phoenix?

IF you can qualify for the $1million+ duplex downtown never a shortage of rental demand, but have to be able to qualify for that price point. 

I find that internet providers, like Comcast, tend to update their technology and offerings to better speeds as customers have higher usage demands.

However demand is very high, especially for section 8 which also doesn't pay very well because government funding is one of the lowest for Puerto Rico.

Our portfolio currently cash flows, but cash flow isn’t our top priority right now since we plan to use this portfolio to supplement our retirement in 12 years when I leave the Army.My biggest challenge is committing to an out-of-state market.