But as rates normalize, the ripple effects are becoming painfully clear—especially for those who bought or refinanced at the peak without a long-term plan for rising costs or shrinking margins.This correction isn’t surprising—it’s the result of years of artificially suppressed rates finally catching up with us.

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Great thread, I really hope it enlightens some newbies.The gurus have always been around selling the dream & suspect always will, using varying mediums to harvest more $.1 thing...i think people are also getting "training" from BP et al about strategies that really aren't that relevant anymore due to suppressed % rates & inflation.I believe the older ways will be prevalent again; hard work finding "deals", conservative underwriting, more cash into deals, quality value add, prime locations & strategies that have typically surrounded REI.I believe some future looking investing will be senior care, value add, some industrial & some MF.Buffalo looks promising, although some of the industrial investments (micron etc) will take some time.

Was one of the hottest markets for a very long time and there is no basis to say rentals have been suppressed.

These fees act to suppress the rents, because the grand total still needs to be something palatable to Joe Sixpack.

.: Over a decade of suppressed % rates, borrowers rewarded, savers penalized.

They're actually rather moderate, Good God doesn't anyone understand that the artifical suppression of % rates was a component of inflation.

Affordability would begin to relax as well, as choice suppresses home price appreciation (likely not price decline, but price disinflation, of course, this is market-specific).

In the City of New Orleans, the population is still declining at about 1–2% per year, and that’s a big part of why we’re seeing suppressed prices, more inventory, and longer days on market.

You want something breathable so water can reach the roots but strong enough to suppress weeds.