There are actually some GREAT deals in the outskirts of Austin right now for new builds selling to investors with 25% down and 5.5% interest rates! 

Values dropped by 55% in my area (Phoenix) and there was no way I could sell these properties. 

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A little bit about my experience in Real Estate… I started a couple years ago doing some house flips in Detroit ( It was a 2 year plan) then decided to sell everything, moved to Washington DC which can’t afford anything in the DMV area but last year I purchased a very nice 3500 SQFT Duplex in Shaker Heights, suburb of Cleveland. 

I have found time is better spent building tools to quickly analyze & procure new deals, rather than hyper-analyzing the metrics of one deal, ultimately making initial review faster & more reliable (spend time on the things that make sense, quickly remove things that don't, even junior-level staff can identify good opportunities with the tools, etc).For example, if I'm modeling a SFR to 3-4 unit scheme, I can quickly check the $/sf/mo for each of my proposed units and get a good idea of the GOI without having to manually dig through &  find rent comps in that City/Zip:- So instantly I know in Woodland Hills that a Studio is close to $5/sf/mo on avg, 1 Bedroom closer to $4/sf/mo, with the 2 & 3 Bedrooms closer to $3/sf/mo.

You have to pay capital gains regardless of whether you had a mortgage once you sell unless you do a 1031 exchange in which case the process starts itself over and you don't have to pay capital gains tax unless you sell and don't 1031. 

Then, we sell for a 9cap in five years.”- Rick and Ricky, SFR gurus“We bought this house in Toledo for $31,500 and sold it 10 years later for $34,000”:-) sorry my Toledo friend :)

. § 227SEC. 227. [47 U.S.C. 227] RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF TELEPHONE EQUIPMENThttps://www.fcc.gov/sites/default/files/tcpa-rules.pdf  If im offering to buy there property and seeing if they are interested in selling, i dont believe to my knowledge of tcpa, that i would be in violation being im not selling anything.

My wife and I are moving, and we're debating whether to rent our ~2400 sq ft 4 BR single-family home in Newark, DE instead of selling. 

It will cost you $ in fees and dues but you will save a lot on commissions if you are selling your own properties.