Market Conditions Aren’t Always in Your FavorHouse hackers often assume their property will appreciate and rents will rise, but that’s not always guaranteed.

Also, REITs are correlated with the stock market and with the RE market.

Not sure why owners invest in rentals, yet do very little research on market conditions!

It's tough to swallow, but if it's not renting, it's likely as simple as the market won't bear the price you're asking.

How is the market in Akron?

My problem i is my market is super expensive if I stay in the nyc area and I don’t have the confidence since I don’t have any actual experience to invest out of state do you guys think paying off my mortgage would be more beneficial than looking for more rentals .

Quote from @Chantel Holsather: I am always an advocate if you can fix up a property to make it more marketable, that is really the way to go.

In this market, with interest rates and prices at where they are, they're usually not viable (i.e. don't cash flow).

Fix-and-flip is an exciting area, and being flexible is important in this changing market.

So far, this approach has saved my team so much time when sourcing on market deals.