The Greater Phx market has many avenues to explore, depending on your goals.

It may be easy to rectify, maybe not, depends on your jurisdiction, the issues involved and the City's stance. 

Hello @Alex Silang,It depends on your goal.

We own two beach houses in ocean lakes and they average around 50-70k/ea depending on economy etc. you couldnt pay me to buy a condo in nmb or mb right now

It can be located a couple of different ways depending on circumstances.

Quote from @Mark Cruse: Quote from @Jay Hinrichs: Quote from @Mark Cruse: I'm not sure how many are being laid off in the DMV but depending on how many, how could it not lead to a barrage of negative impacts?

Real estate : you could become good at advertising and marketing or simply asking people you know if they want to buy or sell: Any realtor will give you $1k to $5k depending on the price to get that buyer  or seller.

I've had smooth loans close with Kiavi and I've had rough ones, same with Roc.When Loans start to be troublesome:1) The borrowing entity docs are a mess2) The appraisal numbers are lower than expected3) Messy background reports4) Loans happening in an environment where market/rate fluctuating unpredictably 5) Your loan officer and their team are poor at their job6) Title issues that depend on county docs, that can be slow and painfulThere's more but it's Friday and I'm tired....

It may even be higher than 5% depending on the area. 

It also depends on how much money you have and how you use it.