The pressure was on.Busy at work, I hear someone say, “You tore that thing down!”

Someone trustworthy and does not price gauge.

The areas can be a bit difficult to gauge however, and I would make sure you do fairly extensive research on something before you buy.

John:Unless you really want the look of cedar, hemlock or another durable wood, I would take a look at using composite decking before the run-of-the mill pressure treated spruce or fir.

Again, it would be nice to gauge the market based off numbers, but we can’t ignore political, social and other economic factors that may affect the market. 

I find the best way to understand economics so you can gauge how things are going is to look through Economic Calendars.Here is a great one: Bloomberg Economic CalendarYou will see that it gives you a lot of good information and an explanation.

Financial pressure, opportunities for a better deal, changes in life circumstances can all be a big influence.  

If it's $1000 or so they are probably gauging your motivation as a buyer.

They can help you with underwriting, especially on the expense side of things, which is often the hardest to gauge for new investors.The other thing to remember about larger multifamily is that the size of the deal you can do will be limited by your net worth or the combined net worth of you and your partners.  

So, where there is still land pressure, like downtown Tokyo, property values are high, but in rural areas, local governments are literally giving away land to anyone who will agree to move there.As long as we have strong immigration to the US, we will be okay, since that is where almost all of our population growth comes from.