However, I like to focus on both cashflow and appreciation or forced equity.  

The great moderation is over, it subsidized investing but had a negative effect on the macroeconomic landscapeThe strong plays are value add, forced appreciation.

The particulars are:Total SF: 5160Roof: Shingles, replaced 2001Plumbing: Mix of PVC and Copper, updated in 2014-2023Heating/ cooling: forced air, 3 furnaces replaced in 2014-16, one AC replaced in 2014Electrical: has been updated periodically from 2014-2023.

I try to find ways to force value into the home for a while before I move on.

The flooring retailer is the latest in a growing list of companies forced to shut down due to changing market conditions, rising competition, and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.The company’s financial struggles began after the pandemic-fueled home improvement boom fizzled out.

My title company has told me that it is impossible to do a simultaneous closing using only the end-buyers’ money to fund the transaction on a wholesale deal as they say it is considered a “dry closing” and is illegal in the state of Virginia.Someone from the title company also told me that there is a limit on the number of assignment deals that you can do before you are forced to get a real estate license or it is considered brokering without a license.

Why not look for a duplex or a property with an ADU so you can do a true house hack & just live together with your girlfriend without trying to force a house hack from a roommate situation?

I often use "ADA" as a blanket term, but that can be misleading.I've made my Unit C (part of a three-unit property) more accessible, but it's not ADA compliant, nor would I claim that, nor am I forced to since I'm under 4 units.

You win in real estate by never being forced to buy/sell or by taking the loss that can break you.

We advertisers would buy banners and email links, sponsor crap and flourish all without the consumer (eye balls) being force fed.