@Scott Trench, Interest rates have grown much faster than 30-40%.  

In Austin, I can see that income has grown over 32% in the past decade.

- Have they grown too big too fast?

IntroductionInvesting in real estate might sound like something grown-ups do, but it's never too early to start learning about it.You see, real estate is like a big puzzle, and one piece of that puzzle is the property price.What's IRR Anyway?

Having grown up in Surprise years ago, visiting it today feels like a completely different town!

Those who have rapidly grown a sizable portfolio almost universally have a story of some "hack", be it the GC who bought horrible condition properties and renovated them to gem's, the person who "knows people" and used OPM, or the "grinder" who got out there and farmed leads to negotiate seller financing repeatedly to maximize $ leverage. 

@John PeterHere my thoughts: Tampa home prices have grown exponentially in the last 2 years.

@Marcia Maynard I am working on getting background on the son (who is a fully grown adult by the way - I believe he is in his forties).

At the same time, population in the metro has grown by 1 million in that span.What are your thoughts on the Phoenix market?

year, but we have learned a lot about the business and have grown from our mistakes on each deal.