All these factors, assisted in sustaining a decent ROI, regardless of the low Cap Rate.

Trouble is that's not a sustainable model.

I can assure you that for the good agents who stay in this business, we are far more focused on providing a great service, helping navigate perhaps the largest purchase/sale someone will ever make in their life, acting as a fiduciary to our clients best interest, all while creating a long lasting relationship that will hopefully trickle down through the generations to help us sustain our business. 

What are everyone's opinions on the longevity and sustainability of this significant surge in activity within this market.

There has been a huge jump in multi-family sale prices over the past 18 months in the Twin Cities, to a point that I worry is simply not sustainable.

Based on your analysis of how much you need to make to sustain yourself, use the appropriate amount of the $100k cash you have and create a reserve/operating fund for yourself.

When I speak of heavy industry I'm talking about strategic self sustaining resource production such as steel, capital equipment for construction, petrochemicals, among others. 

What will happen when Covid finally ends and the market corrects itself and house prices drop, and at the same time people lose the ability to sustain their properties because they lose the added help from the government?

Slowing job growth in Central Texas, the impact of Hurricane Harvey on the price of building materials and housing development costs, and the overhaul of the U.S. tax plan are all factors that could hinder housing market growth and negatively impact housing affordability in the Austin area in 2018.”The ultimate outcome of the CodeNEXT process are still largely unknown:“2018 will be an incredibly important year in determining the future health and sustainability of Austin’s housing market and its communities,” concluded Guthrie.

I question how sustainable some of them are, but we will see.