De ja vu all over again.. some of the biggest historic meltdowns in RE history was those areas 08 to 2011 I dont think it will hit those marks this time around.. but supply ( gross over supply) Demand ( shrinking demand) create devaluation scenarios..

The dreams of profit shrinking, and now just hoping to get out and get even. 

Skilled and higher-income residents move away, causing a downward spiral of lower rents, higher vacancies, and shrinking property values.4.

Compounding benefits — equity grows, your debt shrinks, and time does the heavy lifting.Curious how we see this play out day to day in the Baltimore market?

Mark to market valuations are terrible versus public sector with very high debt levels, and rising opex and shrinking cash flow. 

The city has shrunk by about 8% since 2020, and most metro parishes are also in decline.Louisiana overall has been shrinking since 2021, dropping from 4.66 million to just under 4.6 million.

I agree with all your points which shrink the margin; the way I see it is even if a deal does break even, we're still adding another property to our portfolio with tenants building up our equity and potentially some cashflow to trickle into that pile.

Over time, this creates forced equity, as your debt shrinks and your ownership grows.

Pre-Foreclosure Is the Window—Don’t Wait for AuctionOnce a home hits auction, your options shrink fast.

That's where you will see you margins shrink.