This has impacted labor, building materials, city turnaround time for permitting, to get more houses.Now what's made it crippling is things like the supply chain, the pandemic making remote work more desirable therefore make housing in-demand.

@Joe Villeneuve Thank you for the reply!

I hire a helper, apprentice but am on sight everyday laboring.

@Joe Scaparra  Not sure the purpose of your predicting the Austin market will come "crashing down."  

But seems like a good way to invest in properties at a discount - thinking a note broker is the best way to go (finding a loan that's not getting paid on would be tough for an average joe).

@Patrick Shep like @Joe Villeneuve said this isn't a lease option if there is a balloon payment.

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I recently had a discussion with @Joe Villeneuve about this, but not sure if I understood him.

That includes labor for new furnace and flooring.

@Joe VilleneuveGreat answer, I remember once taking to an investor asking about returns and his reply was“My wife doesn’t care what percentage we got, she wants to know how much cash we made”.