Top of the residential real estate market may stretch into the fall fueled by low rates.

I've just been paying interest so far, but I plan on paying on the principal in the fall to get it down. 

I agree with the things @Jonathan Greene mentioned above from the fear/nightmare perspective.As for the analysis paralysis I'd say this - there is so much to know about REI and so much great information available here and elsewhere that it can be easy to fall into that. 

@Heather Olson I had a deal I was working on for 5 months fall apart as my buyer was spooked about a recession.

Mortgage Rates Likely to Fall Further: The Federal Reserve issued an emergency 50 basis point cut to their target interest rates last week, and more rate cuts are expected in the coming meetings.

It looks like I'll probably be looking at an all in cost of around $320,000 - meaning renting the properties for $1,550/each ($3,100 total) falls just short of the 1% rule.

I am currently finding a property, then staring at various maps and essentially guessing as to where it falls, then researching codes and regulations in that area.

People start to panic and then grab when rates fall of the economy tanks.

Inventory levels continue to fall.

Hello everyone,We purchased our first single family rental property in fall of 2019.