This poses the opportunity to acquire a distressed property today, spend the next 3 years to fully stabilize the property, capitalizing on the coming spike in rent growth, falling vacancy, falling interest rates, and compressing cap rates for multifamily real estate in the D.C. metro, as well as the option to hold the property as a safe and lucrative long term investment given the macro factors coming to Washington D.C. and the fundamentals of the multifamily sector.Cap Rates, Interest Rates, and the Best Sellers to Target to Get Deals DoneMarket Cap Rate, DC Metro, (1/7/2025) Period Market Cap Rate 2030 5.1% 2029 5.1% 2028 5.2% 2027 5.3% 2026 5.4% 2025 EST 5.6% 2025 YTD 5.7% 2024 5.7% 2023 5.6% 2022 4.9% 2021 4.4% 2020 4.8% 2019 5.0% 2018 5.1% 2017 5.1% 2016 5.1% 2015 5.0% 2014 5.1% 2013 5.3% 2012 5.3% 2011 5.3% 2010 5.5% 2009 6.2% 2008 6.2% 2007 5.5% 2006 5.4% 2005 5.6% 2004 6.1% 2003 6.7% 2002 7.3% 2001 7.9% 2000 8.4% Cap RatesIn the next few months, cap rates on the right deals should be rising, making it an opportune time to buy.

Quote from @Harsaha Lenka: hi Jaycee, Thank you for replying, Yes i wanted to buy 4@Harsaha Lenka I concur with all of @Matthew Drouin's comment.

Knowing what to budget for when buying a home may feel intimidating — but it doesn’t have to be.

I just heard a strategy of selling points instead of buying points.

I might buy 1 property that has cash flow, another that has a great purchase price, another that has great appreciation prospects and yet another with great financing terms. 

We're probably going to dig down a few inches to get the slab level, put in floor heating, and buy ourselves a little more head room. 

Quote from @Arthur Savery: Quote from @Jaycee Greene: Quote from @Arthur Savery: Investment Info:Condo buy & hold investment.

You can't just go buy commercial RE.

Quote from @Pearse Cafiero: You want to borrow money to buy a house, but you don't have the downpayment.

Cash flow is definitely the biggest challenge; both in terms of finding properties to buy that cash flow with a loan on them and just company wide given interest rates and labor/material is up and, at least where I'm at in Jackson County, MO, taxes are way up too.