The manufacturing sector, however, saw a 3.4 percent decrease in employment over the same period.Household debt is not only on the rise in California.

As interest rates decrease cash on cash increases  both due to the fact finance charges are lower and as an indirect consequence you can often obtain higher leverage (meaning less cash invested) because the 1.2-1.25 debt coverage ratio most lenders seek as part of their underwriting takes into account interest payments.

Cincinnati and Birmingham tied for second place with a decline of 0.2%.The decline bucked a national trend where rents increased in 47 of the 50 largest metro areas in January compared to the same month last year, according to Zillow.The typical January rent in the Denver region was $1,918, a 0.8% decrease from January 2024.Multifamily rents experienced a larger decline than single-family rental properties, with Denver once again recording the largest drop in the nation at 0.5% in January, tying with Cincinnati.Read the rest of this story at the Denver Business Journal.

Regardless, the supply has decreased.

I have seen individuals take a lien in the secondary position to decrease that downpayment, but you would most likely need to use a good lender who would be comfortable with and allow a secondary.   

Must be cash-flow positive, so I would need to bring in one hell of a downpayment unless interest rates decrease.2.

The overall inventory is higher due to the season.Rental Market TrendsThe charts below are only relevant to the property profile that we target.Rentals - Median $/SF by MonthWe are surprised to see a slight decrease MoM for January as the properties we listed for rent in January all rented quickly and at higher rents.

Here are some key highlights from the report, which compares January 2025 with January 2024:The median sales price for the greater Austin metro fell 4.7% to $409,765, while the City of Austin saw a 4.7% increase to $553,465.Total sales in the metro rose 1.1%, whereas the city saw a 4% decrease in closed sales, demonstrating continued demand in spite of economic challenges.Pending sales under contract dropped 7.5% in the metro and 1.4% in the City of Austin, suggesting a slight decrease in demand at the start of 2025.Listing inventory increased 16.5% in the metro and 15.5% in the City of Austin, resulting in 5.6 months of available housing inventory in the metro and 6.2 months in the city, approximately one month more than in January 2024.According to the Texas A&M Real Estate Center, a balanced real estate market has around 6.5 months of inventory.

With hurricane season now over and the house would (hopefully) be sold well before the next one I am curious if anyone has any seen any change/decrease in sales with areas that have flooded recently?

Increase earnings, decrease expenses, save up, and then you can invest.