For investment properties near water, the increases are often steeper because the old system was significantly underpricing the risk.What this means in practice: a flood insurance premium that was $1,200/year when you bought the property could be $3,700/year within five years — and that's assuming no new claims.

There are definitely markets that were "cash-flow only" five years ago and are now seeing real population and job growth.

@Brent Rogers, Yes, you can take advantage of the primary residence exclusion as long as you've lived in the property as your primary residence for at least two out of the previous five years, regardless of whether you are renting out the property or not.

January industrial production posted its strongest gain in nearly a year, business equipment orders surprised to the upside, and housing starts climbed to a five‑month high at +2.8%— all signaling that growth remains resilient.

This allows you to take the first $250k ($500k if married) of the gain tax-free, as long as you've lived in it for at least two out of the previous five years of owning it as your primary residence.

I've heard from one individual that various lenders are enforcing more terms on their agreements, and that Title transfer checks/enforcement might be expected...I have reached out to PNC Bank, The Equitable Bank, Five Nine Bank, Summit Credit Union, and it is the same story, no LLCs. 

For my own properties, those savings consistently land as five-figure checks that I reinvest into the next deal.

I have been working with them for a little over a year and the last five months I have had to get in contact with them to get "caught up" since they will miss a couple of months and then pay up.

There are three big things I’m picking up on right now that I think are worth being aware of—and worth looking into a little deeper.First: electricity.This week, President Trump explicitly said the federal government is prepared to use emergency authorities—including the Defense Production Act—to accelerate new power generation and transmission, and to push large technology companies to directly help fund that build-out.

The business model itself is simple — but the process is largely misunderstood.And in my experience, success isn’t determined by spreadsheets alone.It’s determined by the unseen traits that shape how you operate.After going through the acquisition process myself and analyzing dozens of deals, I’ve come to believe strong laundromat buyers share five core traits:DiligentFinancially LiterateSystems-OrientedResourcefulOpportunistic1.