I totally get where you’re coming from—when prices climb fast in one market, it can feel like your options shrink overnight.

Second-home and investment loans carry higher rates, shrinking buyer pools.Regulatory attention.

This allows me to gauge the true return and as the equity position grows, that return typically shrinks and helps me gauge when you either tap into equity or 1031. 

.- Market risk, if the market softens during your rehab, profits can shrink or disappear.- Unexpected repairs or inspection issues that eat into margin.Why it might feel more stressful:- Bigger financial exposure, you’re buying and holding real estate.- Delays can cost you real money.- More moving parts, especially if you're flipping multiple properties at once.Flipping is usually more stressful, but it can be more rewarding financially if everything goes according to plan.

It did not pay well to be in the trades in the 80s and 90s.Stagflation is a big word, but I suppose you are right, at least for the Midwest and the NE we have prices go up while the economic activity is shrinking.

Instead of “I’m looking for a good deal somewhere around Dallas,” you’ll say:“I’m targeting a duplex under $300K in Irving with at least an 8% CoC, built after 1980, light rehab only, and up to $20K available for repairs.”Now your world shrinks from 1,000 listings to 10 that matter.

Since Dave Freeman is the lead partner in the project, Neal gave $600K worth of his profit shares to Dave Freeman (both as a thank you for Dave, who spent over a year getting McGuire and their money in) and as an incentive for Dave to continue spending time on the project, despite the general partner pie shrinking.

Dallas/Fort Worth saw its pipeline shrink by 22,000 units, while New York and Austin each declined by roughly 18,000 units.

It's powerful tool for those who are established in their financial behavior and have some spending discipline, because it simply applies regular consumer banking behavior in a beneficial way to shrink the size and cost of mortgage debt faster. 

I am traveling out to the house the middle of September and I could really use some help from a reasonable and affordable handyman to help me remodel some bathrooms, flooring, and shrink a closet.