We are on 70/30 splits with ZERO fees, tiered splits for top performers, tons of software, digital phone system that rings all agent's cell phones at the same time giving everyone equal opportunity to capture leads, online "cookie jar" lead distribution systems, quarterly brokerage sponsored parties for clients and vendors, employee appreciation parties, 3 huge reflective yard signs, open house signs, and lockboxes paid by brokerage, opportunities to mold our systems to whatever we want as soon as we come up with a good idea, but the best part......the feeling of family and support we have for each other despite the competitive nature of the industry.

What makes price up or down is total number of buyers /seller and their own buying power.If the demand side cant' catch up, to buy it's rent price will increase.When Asia hits by hyperinflation of double-digit 2 decades ago, real estate did skyrockets because people that have money keep buying and they know it was the only way to hedge against inflation long term.It has nothing to do with migration,etc.

There's a big difference between total return double digits and cash on cash in double digits.

My market (Milwaukee) has gone up barley double digits, so we have appreciated just over inflation, there is no conceivable reason for prices to go down.

My favorite tool bar none is my 4-foot digital level.

This is especially true with the digital nomads.

It has been so long since I sought a high-ratio mortgage {hint: mortgage rates were double digits}, I did not realize the criteria had been relaxed for a period of time.

If you are looking to park cash in a stable area, with a low barrier to entry, and consistent returns in the high single digits, then yes.

My pictures are more than ten years old taken with a basic point and click digital camera.

This has driven the cap rates to mid single digit territory.