I have not personally invested out of state YET but have heard that “population growth” is an important metric to keep in mind when looking in markets to see the trend of people moving out or moving into areas.

You could gues-estimate the future price by examining cap rate trends or house value trends in the past such as Zillow range.

@Mike DymskiGood article.I know this is hypocritical to say as an investor but the increasing trend of heightened competition among larger institutional investors but also small time investors purchasing across the country is concerning to me if not enough homes are being built.

Find a knowledgeable real estate agent: Investment purchases are in their own field when it comes to real estate and you want to find someone that knows the hottest areas to invest, what is going on in those areas, has a nice track recorded of helping investing clients, and just ultimately knows what it takes to work with investors. 3.

If you've been keeping up on market stats and the general trends you can watch these videos with a skeptical eye & see that a lot of them are cherrypicking information to paint their narrative.

Thank you for the great content.In Episode 25 'How Work-From-Home Drove the Housing Market Even Higher' - you shared that the number of people working from home has stabilized and do not foresee a major trend change. 

:PMy point is, it is fluctuating and I think it is smart to question what decisions to make, in light of current trends.

With the current trends right now, where interest rates are high, and the market is unstable, would you advice buying a house in cash or using a mortgage?

A silver lining of increased rates, no matter the prevailing market conditions, trends, backdrop etc. is decreased demand.

If you are not up to date on the latest trends and technologies, the only thing you’ll be doing is wasting the time of both you and your customer.