The September 2025 U.S. employment report, delayed by the government shutdown, showed that employers added 119,000 jobs, more than double the expected 50,000.

My income has doubled in the past year.

Motivation....they have to have a driving force like:New job in new location, must move before job starts.Life event....marriage, kids, divorce, retirement....must get more bedrooms or reduce expenses.Investor with cash they want to invest...especially 1031 clients.Everyone who is comfy in their house and just "thinking" of moving, is NOT moving. 

My current buy box is single detached homes with 3 bedrooms, 2+ bathrooms, 2 car garage, and built since year 2000, and managed by professional management. 

Quote from @Dominic Books: @Drew Sygit I have a 3 bedroom 1.5 bathroom single family that generates 1 k cash flow each month.

Owners heading into the holidays are far more open to solutions than they were 60 days ago.Then the national data dropped.Realtor.com is predicting double-digit growth in home sales for 2026, a 4% rise in prices, and zero expectation of price declines nationwide.That’s the national market finally echoing the trend Louisville has been showing all year.

The measure the size of each bedroom and determine the maximum number of warm bodies that can sleep in them.

I am becoming more bullish with the strategy now, so I am doubling down. 

House prices in Milwaukee doubled in the last 10 years.

What if the tenant is using common areas to store personal stuff and pluggins appliances like mini fridges?