Today I want to talk about something that I get asked about from time to time from many people. And they also want to know about what the impact of COVID has had to some degree and where we're going. So I chalk that up to be essentially a conversation about market insights and opportunities. And so I thought I would touch on some high-level stuff, but stuff that is usable information that you can take away and apply to your investment strategy today and going forward into 2021. And I think this is an important topic because a lot of people are trying to understand what is going to happen in 2021. As we go into a new year, having now gone through an election with potential changes to tax implications for real estate investors. And I don't want to get into a tax conversation today, but I do want to talk about some of the trends that are going on. What's happening to home prices and home values. Will they continue to rise? What might be driving that some of the trends and demographics that are going on and, uh, talk about some of the fastest-growing us metropolitan areas where migration patterns are going, what's happening to rents around the country. Maybe we'll just touch upon a few macroeconomic variables, and I'll just leave you with some insight as to opportunities that are on the table and coming up. So with that, let's talk about some market insights and opportunities.
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So as many of you know, I'm pretty much an ongoing perpetual bull in the real estate market. And what I mean by that is rather than being a downer, being a bearish person, thinking that the real estate market or the housing market is going to go down or crash. I don't look at it that way because I look at real estate markets as being very, very granular. I look at them as being local markets. Now, sure. There are some macroeconomic factors like interest rates that will affect investors and housing because the affordability of real estate is definitely being affected by interest rates. And you know, that affects your monthly payment and that's what we buy on. But aside from some of these macroeconomic factors, generally speaking, you will always find good opportunities out there in different markets. Those markets change, you might have to change your market or your investment strategy, but those opportunities will always be out there in real estate. So whether that's in one particular market that you're in today, maybe it's your market or another market tomorrow, you will find opportunities by changing markets, changing areas within those markets, and looking at different neighborhoods, the opportunities are out there. This is why I believe that you can always be a real estate investor. The deals are there. It's just having the right team, knowing what to look for, and putting in the effort to find those opportunities. And that doesn't necessarily mean it's difficult, especially if you know what you're looking for and you have the right team working with you.



So let's start off with some market insight. Let's talk about some national trends. We all know that home prices have been driven up and have been going up steadily for many, many years more so over the last two to four years, depending on what market you're talking about. But the national trend has been that home prices have been driven up. Now, there are many factors driving this,