But even if the market starts to soften sooner and the peak comes earlier, the next low point won't be until the mid 2020's for sure.

Back in 2008-2009, I found that rental demand increased and asking rents softened slightly in Southern California.

I'm wondering if the market is softening in Houston Texas.Fair warning: I'm new to analyzing.

The water softener does not work.

Initially, the plan may be to flip, but what happens if you go over budget, the market softens, etc?

The market is softening a bit as buyer quality is not as strong as it was 4-6 months ago, although there is still little inventory which is keeping prices high and increasing.

They exist now either to soften the blow of living in a nice area and then later taking your equity and moving onto something else, or as in the aforementioned Palisades Park example, letting a close knit family live side by side in an affordable fashion.

@Andre MedeirosDepending on who I am speaking to, I will refer to myself as a "local landlord" which softens the blow of being called an investor.

They can soften it or delay it, but it happens every time.

With interest rates ticking up, I suspect the market will soften.