Right now I’m expanding my local network for market analysis and a structured soft start and would love to connect with: • Real estate agents • Wholesalers • Appraisers • Property inspectors • Fix & flip contractors / general contractors • Title companies • Real estate attorneys 📸 Instagram: @immophants_captial If you’re active in the area and open to exchanging insights or exploring future collaboration, feel free to comment or message me.LOVE the market specific niche - by concentrating on limiting criteria you become the EXPERT in your niche ( German nationals investing in NC).  

Obviously, if the floors are soft, I would be concerned, but we walked a property today and the original floors were sagging either side of the central column of the floor, but were solid.

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This would be a step up though from my past RE investments and the seller and myself are trying to come up with a fair price for both of us.Using not exact but simple figures, once complete and stabilized, the complex will be worth 3 million.  750K in enhancements and soft project costs to get renters inside. 

That might explain some of the softness in SFR rent growth, too.Looking ahead, I’m keeping a close eye on Q1.

Rent softness.

New orders and employment remained soft, pointing to slower forward momentum even as activity stays above recessionary levels.Markets spent the week digesting this “steady‑but‑slowing” backdrop.

Soft private funding will usually look at the deal instead of your DTI, as long as all of your properties are cash flow positive. 

Expect $300k on soft costs as a gamble prior to closing on the dirt. 

That math matters.Because of that, I’ve been encouraging buyers looking for primary homes to aim slightly below their max budget and send soft offers on properties that sit $25k–$50k above what they originally thought was “their lane.”