But what we do care about is appreciation and in Austin, with the projected growth and by buying in the right place, you’ll definitely feel the appreciation.

If you are asking how do I compete with cash buyers with none of my own money in the deal the answer is through your superior ability, contacts and experience.

An example (of many potential scenarios) would be they start talking about family, you are able to deduce that there is a huge child support burden that could effect their ability to pay rent.

Depending on the chain they have a selected broker handling their growth and searches for them.The restaurant also has a builder that does spec work for them.Not all restaurants have free standing and some only have in line models.You have to see what the product mix is for the area.Example if 20 pizza places are in a 2 mile radius the saturation rate might be to high for a particular restaurant.They look at demographics,price for the land,required easements,traffic flow for time of day whether they are mainly a lunch driven business or dinner.Shape of the parcel for architectural work,flow,and what model of restaurant they can build there.Example a franchise has 3 size models.Data for the area suggest the biggest model.Your parcel would only fit their smallest building.In that case they might see about buying another parcel to increase size or find another location.Chain restaurants usually lease the space so they can free up capital to keep growing locations and their brand.

Remember that people are living longer which will cause larger growth to the warm weather areas if trends continue as they have been going for the last 50 years.

Without your help, this site doesn't grow, the knowledgebase doesn't increase, the deal making and partnership opportunities don't exist.

The speed at which my homes sell and my ability to get all the nice things done at prices well below retail, I am adding value with each dollar.Of course there are always some things that really do not go dollar for dollar such as putting in the light bulbs - such items cost yo money but really did not improve the value of the home, however, without them, it would be much harder to sell the house without any lighting in the fixtures aqnd would come up on the buyers inspection report.I typically get at least double for every dollar I spen in rehab.

Once the mortgage is paid off, you have the ability to get a cash out refi, tax free, renters also do not have such an advantage!

Thanks for helping us grow the community, Nick!

U need to be creative to find deals and u also need to have the ability to negotiate good deals.