It’s just a roller coaster ride I wasn’t expecting.

Then like clockwork, April hits, and the floodgates open:- More showings- Multiple offers- High buyer activityIt's a roller coaster of emotions.

Being ready means:  700+ credit, 50k in capital, and a psyche knowing it may be a roller coaster till the end and winning is no guarantee. 

A few days ago, my partner Jimmy and I finally closed a roller coaster of a deal that tested every ounce of patience and creativity we had.

It's the few who often survive this roller coaster.

My daughter and I rode the Goat Coaster mid week and we basically walked up and chatted with the folks running the place and they let me mount my Insta360 x5 to the front brace of the coaster so I could do a video.

This year has been a roller coaster and not a lot of signs point to a different second half...

I've handled a few evictions for clients who are removing family from their units under somewhat similar circumstances, and it's always an emotional roller coaster.

I have never jumped off a moving roller coaster .

And my options are: -One $800k property in CA (25% down), or-Two $400k properties in ID (both at 25% down).If we take the 2015-2020 5-year appreciation (so as not to include the roller coaster and unlikely 5-year market we experienced from 2020-2025) for each state, the CA property would see an average appreciation of 37%.