Yes, real estate values generally go up over time due to inflation, but depending on when you bought it and where in the market cycle that was (as well as how good or bad of a deal you got at the time), you could be "under water" for a while. 

@Ryan CopelandBc many people have seen price increase and read on inflation.

Heck, in many cases you can get an interest rate lower than inflation- personally, I'd leverage like crazy. 

I think about the saying "pigs get rich but hogs get slaughtered" and anticipating some market cooling in the near term because of the American Jobs Act, inflation\rising interest rates, tighter lending, ending foreclosure\eviction moratorium, etc. 

I am looking at getting in to the housing market simply because I foresee inflation and would like to not get left behind. f.o.m.o?

The profit margins on all the others become rounding errors; just a blip on the radar.Find the deal and the capitol will find you.Mistakes in this game will crush you. buying at inflated prices, silly leverage, convoluted partnership structures, skimping on attorneys and accountants, burning bridges etc etc etc. don't make rookie mistakes everything you need to know about REI can probably be found on BP.I was using BP for the first time back in 2011 when I was in Afghanistan.

You may need to hold with no cash flow for quite a long time so inflation can hopefully bail you out.

I think many investors are inflating the cost on ok’d structures.As for me, building new residential homes.

With how inflated prices are now, it makes a lot of sense to just build a quality product from the ground up.For those who are multifamily developers, how is this affecting your business/strategy?

This has been great advice.Here are the general themes I am taking away: -Houston Market is unbelievably HOT, due to various factors, margins and cash flow are being squeezed, and even veteran investors are moving cautiously - with that said there are deals to be had, requires patience, diligence, but also speed to action To add to that: My general observation is that, low rates and hedges against inflation is flooding the market with cash, increasing the cost of assets but the rents have not caught up.With that I can see why it will be difficult to BRRR, but shouldn’t the flipping strategy still be effective in this environment, assuming you can cover your purchase premium paid via your charging a premium at your exit.Should Investors be looking to Flip and hold cash for when the market allows buy/hold deals to pencil?