I had a tenant break their stove door and they could afford the repair.

. 😊🙏🏼 I am concerned for your financial health:- I believe RE is more challenging than in recent times.- I believe the highest cash flow markets have the highest risk.- I fear a rushed purchase has additional risk.- make sure you have a good 1031 intermediary.- I believe the local market is challenging, especially with your goal of immediate cash flow, and not local (out of state) is higher risk and effort.Where is your current property that you are selling located?  

I told him to figure out "how he might Be able to afford it".  

The market here is still super affordable with 2–4 unit properties in the $120K–180K range that can hit the 1% rule, meaning your $30K down payment and closing costs could get you into a property that cash flows right away.

Many investors that's all they can afford or they are playing the volume game.

It’s the same idea of a 30 year vs 15 year mortgage.It does make sense that they would introduce a 50 year mortgage to help with affordability though, I predicted this a couple years ago, so I’m glad to see it’s being talked about.

On the surface it looks like “affordability relief”. 

Afternoon, I currently live in Austin, and although I don't have any legal issues, I would like to find someone in the city or nearby who offers affordable help for landlords and real estate investors. 

One thing I’ve learned is that the key to investing out of your local area is focusing on markets with strong fundamentals—job growth, population growth, and affordable entry prices that allow for cash flow.

I’d like to make this a win-win: give the seller their target cash while keeping financing affordable enough to cash flow.