.🏡 Home Values Pick Up SteamAccording to ICE, home prices rose 0.15% in October — the biggest monthly gain since March — and annual growth ticked up to 0.9%, breaking a nine-month slowdown streak.👉 Bottom line for real estate: Cotality’s now forecasting +4.1% appreciation over the next year, signaling that buyer demand and tighter inventory are keeping prices resilient.

When a market calms, value-add deals and under-market buys begin showing up again—especially for properties that need work or that aren’t positioned well by inexperienced agents.Sellers Need a Reality Check (and Many Are Getting One Later Than They Should)You’re starting to see the classic signs that sellers overshoot:Price reductions after 2–3 weeksOffers coming in at ask or belowCredits returning as a negotiation toolHomes needing minor repairs getting ignored by pickier buyersThis is especially true in some West Knoxville price bands, where sellers are used to getting whatever they ask for.

Got started in March of 2020 and learning more every day.

See the chart from Fair Isaac Company (FICO) below: FICO Score Pct of Population Default Probability 800 or more 13.00% 1.00% 750-799 27.00% 1.00% 700-749 18.00% 4.40% 650-699 15.00% 8.90% 600-649 12.00% 15.80% 550-599 8.00% 22.50% 500-549 5.00% 28.40% Less than 499 2.00% 41.00% Source: Fair Isaac CompanyAccording to this chart, investors should use corresponding vacancy + tenant-nonperformance factors of approximately 5% for Class A rentals, 10% for Class B and 20% for Class C.To address Class C payment challenges, many industry "experts" are now selling programs to newbie investors about how Section 8 tenants are the cure.

Your vision for how you will do the rehab for project A will be different from that of B and C.

@Michael Ewers Little Rock had a destructive tornado in March 2023 that destroyed a large area.

area will really depend what you call "A" and what you call "B". 

I invested 250K with Fourpeaks Capital in March of 2018.

Agree with the others- sounds like it's time to rip the band aid off unfortunately.

In March DDH tried to sell the place but had no buyers, so my son still rents the place.