Believe it or not this is one of the better indicators of a market that is or soon will be strong.Decent public schools.You can start getting an idea of where to start looking by reading reports such as the Emerging Trends in Real Estate and similar from CBRE etc.   

DFW is one of the hottest markets in the country but there are still deals to be had if you look hard enough!

The market may grow some more, but it can't keep this upward trend forever.

Purchase price: $1,595,000 Cash invested: $350,000 Sale price: $2,717,500 A value add project completed in one of the hottest markets in California!

We have had vacating tenants requesting the color swatch for paints she had mixed & used in their apartments, so they could paint their new abode.Grey shades were in for some time, but now the trend is to pure whites that are tough to keep clean but the young kids like it.

Interest rates do not look like they are slowing down any time soon, and the prices of homes will very likely only continue to follow that trend as well.  

I’d say the trends I’ve noticed with off-market deals that I’ve been involved in is the seller has usually owned the property a long time and has significant equity.

My question is, with interest rates going up and us hitting the top of our monthly budget with homes/townhomes that are $450k in Denver, is it worth it for us to buy and live in a townhome for two years that we don't much like just so we can build that $80k to $100k in equity (if trends continue the way they are) with the intention of using that equity to better position ourselves for investing in the next 2 years?

Courts in your state may have a particular trend in handling these matters.

Hey BP,Like many of you, I have been reading religiously about where the market currently is, the upcoming market trends,  & a potential market correction.