I'm originally from BR and am fairly active there. we see a lot of inventory so also happy to chat offline about this

This added inventory gave renters more options, leading to increased competition for landlords.Why This Matters (and Why There's Hope)For landlords accustomed to a manageable 6-day increase in DOM during the holidays, the 10+ day spike might feel concerning.

I've always found inventory rates (and how they've moved over time ie previous 1-2 years) to be the starting point for where a market's health is at.

I believe the housing shortage is a farce - there is no housing shortage - there is an affordability issue and an inventory issue - but there is plenty of housing.

If you own the business, then it could be a problem, but if you work for someone else and get paystubs and a W-2, then you might be able to go with a conventional loan using full documentation.

You might have to dig into off-market deals, though, since inventory is tight.Multi-Family: Always a safe bet if you can snag a good deal.

Even though there is low inventory, interest rates are high, and many properties don't cash flow, look harder there are always deals, you just need to find/make them.

Conventional Financing How did you add value to the deal?

Any kind of non QM financing will have higher closing costs compared to conventional.

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