Higher DOM are often an indication of pricing the property too high to start and an unwillingness to negotiate.

Make sure to consult with your CPA about which hours can be used before starting your hours log.Here are the indicators that put you at risk of an Audit that the IRS looks at with this strategy::(Source)Real Estate ProfessionalIf you don’t have the ability to invest these kinds of hours into a property, you can become a Real Estate Professional under the tax code, or have a wife or husband become a Real Estate Professional, which then will turn your Passive Losses into Active Losses on your real estate.To become a Real Estate Professional, you need to have:(Source)As long as you work 750 hours in real estate (14.42 hours a week excluding vacation), AND half your time is spent on real estate activities (so you could still do other work for 12-13 hours a week), you can qualify as a Real Estate Professional.

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The only indicator of how the financial information was used, was to generate a pricing quote -- and the perception of that is depending on you have little or much you have, you pay more, or less (I could be wrong here, but that's the perception). 

So waiting as you've indicated is the best plan because I can save a chunk from my W2.

This indicates to me that your daughter probably took good care of the unit AND the PM is probably being fair.

At the price point you indicated that market appears to have historical RE at near inflation, but with leverage the appreciation is magnified based on your LTV.  

This data blackout has left markets and the Fed flying blind, amplifying the impact of private-sector indicators like ADP’s weak employment numbers.

Sellers received 90.9% of their list price in Austin, down from 92% last year, while metro sellers averaged 91.6%, compared to 92.8% in 2024.Overall, the September data indicates continued balance across the Austin-area housing market, with gradual changes in pricing, listing activity, and time on market consistent with seasonal patterns typically seen as activity tapers in the fall and inventory levels adjust ahead of the year’s end.The Austin Business Journal recently highlighted the metro’s continued economic strength, noting that the unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.9% in August but remains well below both the Texas (4.7%) and U.S. (4.5%) rates.

For those who were active in 2008-2012, what early indicators told you it was time to start buying aggressively again, and do you see any of those signals forming now?