Being an agent helps me know the market, run comps, see the trending areas, access the MLS, earn great $$$ and ultimately fast tracks me.

An additional 40 percent of developers said that labor costs increased more than expected.Developers reported a similar trend with rising material costs.

We typically like to see a crime rate trending down and see it below 450 if we're looking at C-class property. 

Saw the writing on the wall around early December when the days of epic gains stopped happening and it just started trending downwards.

The title for the new property can be in their personal names/trust but it would just have to be reported on their LLC returns for 2022 to keep that same EIN trend going?

Here is the list of the “dirty dozen” scams.Arrangements that are potentially abusive:Monetized Installment Sales: violation of anti-pledging lawsMaltese Treaty Benefits for Pensions: Misuse of treaty provisionsForeign Captive Insurance: abnormal pricing, implausible risks, the company has no business purpose for entering into the arrangementCharitable Remainder Annuity Trusts (CRATS): to eliminate taxable gainsFraud that is consumer focused:Anonymous Communications: Scammers with the intent of defrauding taxpayersOffer in Compromise (OIC) Mills: Companies that offer to settle your debt with IRS but leave you in a worse positionSpear Phishing: Pretending to be the IRSCOVID-Related Fraud: Identify theftHigh-Net-Worth ActivitiesHigh-Earner Failure to File: taxpayers with over $100k in income that fail to file tax returnsMicro-captive Insurance Arrangements: Nonexistent insurance coverageOffshore Accounts and Digital Assets: Hiding incomeSyndicated Conservation Easements: Unwarranted and inflated tax deductionsAs always, if something seems too good to be true, it most likely is.

@David Kimball, I will buck the trend from the others.  

A buyer’s market where the current pricing trend requires 7+ months of inventory.You might expect the mortgage rate environment to reduce the number of owners listing their properties for sale.

Keeping up with the current market trends and learning difference REI strategies.

@Chris Seveney great point and that seems to be pretty much a nationwide trend from what I've seen.