. - A dramatic increase in the supply of folks needing a place to live usually results in increasing home prices and increased rents.

I live in the South Dallas as well and would love to meet over coffee.

Here's the scenario -- we lived in our first home (3/1) for 15 years and during the pandemic cash-out refinanced at 2.7% 30-year fixed (have 28 years left), knowing we'd need to spend a lot to either rennovate or use as down payment if we moved.

Sellers go out thinking they have a deal and contract for their new living arrangements only to have their deal fail and now it puts them in a pickle.

Building codes are continually changing.If you are insistent on living in a property under to today's code, you need to live in a new construction property.

As you imply: there is no set standard for "conservative", but my personal POV is we are going to be living with 6% interest rates for a while.  

I rented a unit in the complex and struck up a conversation with a realtor who was listing the place.

The study identifies with forensic engineering detail the immediate Bonus Depreciation 5, 7 and 15-year personal property class lives qualifying portions of a building that are normally buried in 27.5 year residential or 39 year commercial categories. 21.64% of the total depreciable basis was classified as 5-year class life.

Who wants to live in a slum??

Hi BP I currently own a triplex in Tucson AZ where I live in one of the units.