.📍 Pinellas County HighlightsSingle-Family Homes:Active: 938Closed: 334Total Sales Volume: $138M (250 transactions)Condos & Townhomes:Closed: 939Total Sales Volume: $132M (298 transactions)Pinellas County remains a hot spot due to its coastal location and high demand, especially in areas like Clearwater, Largo, and Indian Rocks Beach.📊 Year-Over-Year ComparisonSingle-family homes: Slight drop in transaction volume, but values are holding steady.Condos: Some units have experienced up to a 25% price drop due to new Florida HOA and structural inspection regulations.💡 What This Means for Buyers & InvestorsOpportunities: Price dips in the condo market may favor primary homebuyers looking for mid- to long-term appreciation.Warnings: Always check the financial health and reserve requirements of the HOA.Trends: The market is adjusting post-2024, offering new entry points for informed buyers with flexible strategies.

Rents and prices are driven by demand, which is a function of population.

When deploy correctly, we are in path-of-progress and with that we get significantly outsized appreciation rate in those early years as inventory rapidly declines AND the area is still red-hot demand. 

Raymond,I am writing in response to your June 17, 2025 email, in which you allege that a comment I made on the BiggerPockets forum is defamatory and demand its retraction under threat of legal action.To clarify, my comment — that your business “seems to be a Ponzi type situation” — was a statement of opinion, protected under both U.S. and Canadian law, and based on publicly available information, personal experience, and, importantly, your own documented statements.

Hey Saraunsh, for your next steps, I would recommend prioritizing properties with strong rental demand and potential for value growth.

Look for duplexes or triplexes near universities or hospitals, as tenant demand stays strong.

After diving deeper into the local rental market and hearing from experienced investors, i have decided to pause that project due to concerns around declining rental demand in that area.

It has a lot going for it from a long-term rental/cash on cash return perspective, but I’m not too sure about short term rental demand and occupancy.

But here’s the catch:In New York, the official process for nonpayment of rent requires a 14-day Rent Demand, not 10.

From personalized communications to smart home integrations and community-building events, it’s clear that a superior resident journey drives retention and revenue.Sustainability Isn’t OptionalWith new regulatory pressures and resident demand, ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) was a major theme.