Notably, last year saw an unusual surge in October, which traditionally had been one of the slower months, often trailing only behind September.Seasonal Trends Based on Previous Years:January - Recognized as a mid-season period, January experiences a boost from holiday spending that extends into the first 10 days of the month.

Hello Investors,I am a carpenter working full time in Toronto I have set my goals high to become a successful real estate investor and am willing to put in all the work it takes to get there.I have spent the last few years learning and planning it out and I would like to take action this year and buy my first property.

I can't recall the last time I followed the sequence your lender said.

Since last year, I was pre-qualified but lost out on offers for two homes, each with over 20 offers.

My last hold up is that in Pittsburgh i would need to pay real estate transfer tax on the properties.  

I recently did a study abroad in Japan last year and am sure that you can make a killing in the Japanese market due to the decreased yen value and the lower apartment building costs and real estate as a whole compared to the States.

I just posted in another forum you can get cash flow and appreciation in columbus and I posted a few charts that show appreciation in columbus vs Cleveland (actually a downtrend in the last bit) 

Run it by  your preferred lender, but believe last I checked that was a options.

Last summer I was at about 50% occupancy when I should have been closer to 80-90%. 

It can't last forever