- can you go skiing on a Tuesday just because there is fresh powder?

gathering the gun powder this year and getting things in order to pounce on a 2026 or 2027 deal will likely be the move.

We have dry powder right now and am torn at putting more with them or going into PPR.

It won’t double your money overnight, but you’ll earn solid returns and learn by watching their process.Stack skills + relationships while you grow capital:You could also keep most of the cash as dry powder and invest your time in building a local network, learning underwriting, and exploring submarkets where $50K can still go far.

That’s a big leap, especially with kids in tow, but it sounds like you’re setting things up smartly.I’m actually a local investment Realtor and investor based here in Georgia, so I’m happy to share some insight.Around the Dallas area, you’ll find some solid house hacking opportunities if you’re looking at areas like Douglasville, Hiram, Powder Springs, or even further out toward Carrollton and Temple.

I have seen some sponsors do so, and time will tell if they were loaded for bear and are able to sell when the market improves, thus making it a success, or if like Brian Burke points out, it's wiser to keep the powder dry and wait for unambiguous signs that the market is on the way up--when more institutional capital enters the scene and pushes cap rates down, among other factors.

It’s faster than trying to save the full amount on your own.A lot of people have money ('dry powder') waiting on the sidelines but don’t have the time or desire to find deals or manage properties. 

Today there stands a general consensus of many stacking up "dry powder" in preparation for what's anticipated as a "good season" for MFH acquisitions, presented by a unique culmination of factors.

GFC was due to naive/lazy nurses/teachers/cops/fire-fighters and anyone else with a pension, not deploying any Due Diligence and just letting their greedy pension managers get billions in fees to invest in crap MBS and synthetic CDOs, all else by banking and ratings agencies and real estate investors just followed like trigger/hammer/powder/bullet down the pipe.

I'm based in Powder Springs, Ga.I've always heard about real estate passively but it always went over my head and seemed beyond my reach.