I'm reading the book Emerging Real Estate Markets by David Lindahl, and thought I would ask the group: who has invested at the bottom of an upward market trend, intentionally, and had massive success with this strateg...

What's the impact of an incorrectly sized system- Temperature in the home never went above 65 on that cold 4 degrees Chicago daysProblem 3- Didn't insulate outside plumbing walls.

So for those who qualify, there won't be much of a difference in payoff between the current low rates and when they start to rise. 95% of our clients ReFi from a lower interest rate loan.

Interest rates will rise and so getting a fixed rate and cash flowing $500+ while enjoying the tax breaks of owning real estate seems like a no-brainer here if the units are easy to rent and the local economic market is decent. 

I think inflation is gonna rise quicker than 2percent so i wouldn’t sell.

You might also be able to depreciate the appliances over a period over 5 years- best if you are expecting income to rise over coming years.

@Shirley Wen I live in Sneads Ferry and prices are continually rising on single-family homes because of low inventory and high demand.

Labor costs are rising.

They can see the rise of inflation in the future, know they can't keep their money in the bank where it will lose purchasing power, and are trying to get that money working in assets like real estate and/or the stock market. 

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