I have been a small RE investor for the last 5 years or so, and I finally have come by my first rough ride with a tenant who I inherited with the purchase of my last triplex in Sellersville, PA.

The real test will come when the Fed begins to cut rates, as indicated for later this year, making it a challenging market for both parties.”Clare Losey, ABoR’s housing economist, recently said, “From the buyer’s standpoint, there are a number of advantages and disadvantages…The biggest headwind to them are higher mortgage rates and the decline in purchasing power.”Here are the full stats for Austin and the greater metro:Here’s a chart showing the median sales price of a single-family home in the City of Austin for the first half of 2024:The median sales price for a single-family home in June 2024 was up roughly 16% from the beginning of the year.

My experience shows 1 out of 10 "inquiries" result in a serious investor that will purchase. 

(D) They are not acting as the agent of any other person or entity in purchasing the real property.

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Today many if not most (50.1%+) rental properties have a lower cash flow on downpayment (new purchase) or equity (existing property) than a bank CD.

I would like to purchase short term rentals and be able to qualify as a real estate professional and deduct against by active income taxes.

I am interested in pulling out equity from an investment property and using it to purchase a multifamily building. 

RE exposure will be there, just not this large allocation that BP thinks. yea and they are not stupid either because they know each local RE has more dependencies to supply-demand dynamics rather than interest rate alone.this is why even for hedge fund, they only purchase in certain area in bay area only like in cupertino or sunnyvale where it's good school district and next to Apple.

I am starting my journey as a Real Estate Investor and I am looking for any advice into what online tools do people use to find and filter each deal.Is there particular websites that are recommended to get additional information of a particular deal?