Welcome to BP Carter, Dayton is a great market for high cash-flow returns.

What/where is the deal flow?

Negotiate down to have cash flow.

Although i have positive equity and the value of the house went up I’m breaking even with no cash flow.

But that's tough to navigate if you don't have someone to really help you through it.

So our entry costs were minimal.We didn't have to put it on the MLS and paid the buyer's agent who found us through a Zillow ad.

Considering that “track record” is an issue, our first deal will probably be stabilized with day one cash flow.

@Nina V.I find going through an insurance agent helps a lot.

For the 10 year period spanning May 2014 through May 2024, single-family prices in Austin nearly doubled, yielding an annualized appreciation rate of ~9.2% in that period.A 30-year fixed rate mortgage is sitting around 7% interest, which is down a bit from recent months, but still well above where we began 2024:The Fed monetary policy and rate decisions remain the biggest single driver of the residential real estate market overall.

You can also find real estate investing groups through meetup.com, facebook, or a Google search.