There is strong evidence of slowed consumer spending.

If not, there will always be more time to save more $. 

Many times they do not yet have the property under agreement.

WE did about 30 new builds downtown charleston but last 2 years we simply could not find anything that worked.. finally found  a lot and we close on it mid month.will build the same floor plan on the same street we did 5 years ago and sold for 450k  this time its going to sell for 850k..

We keep hearing stories of people building large portfolios in a very short amount of time, and kept wondering what we were missing. 

I mean it stands to reason it will not get worse, as these interest rate cycles tend to take a long time, and some places already advertising under 5 something rates.   

Hi All, First time out of state investor.

It takes time. 

I'm a first-time real estate investor based in Germany, eager to learn and start my journey, of Italian citizenship.

Hello Maya, I highly recommend connecting with @Jorge Vazquez, since he is a long time investor in Tampa and broker.