I'm currently playing this game at the moment.

The other, is a two-family home that I am house hacking at the moment, with the intent of fixing it up & eventually moving on and placing a tenant in the unit I currently live in. 

It means sellers aren’t adjusting—and smart buyers and owners have room to maneuver.And there’s a bigger layer beneath all this.With AI projected to disrupt employment over the next 1–5 years—with some forecasting 10–20% unemployment—this is the moment to get intentional.

moments.

This is your moment to revive them.💼 Continuing Claims Say One Thing: Hiring Is SlowingInitial claims dipped (good news)... but continuing claims climbed to 1.96 million (not great).Translation: layoffs are low, but re-hiring is slow.Bottom line: The Fed watches this closely.

If a deal fits that box, that is usually the moment to move instead of spiraling into analysis mode.In Fairborn and Dayton, the common pitfalls I see are older mechanicals getting overlooked, taxes jumping after reassessment, and people using optimistic rent numbers instead of real leased comps.

Almost every “start with nothing” story sounds great on social media, but in real life it usually ends the moment a lender asks for a draw schedule, proof of funds, or a clean scope.

But if you’ve been waiting for a moment where deals reappear and competition calms down?

Thanks for sharing that, Mark.

The examples from Japan and Canada make that clear: ultra-long mortgages may help in the moment, but they often create more problems than they solve.