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During 2022–2023, I saw a huge wave of newer investors jump into the market, specifically short-term rentals.
A lot of them were being told some version of, “this will make a great Airbnb,” and the underwriting stopped at projected revenue, very few were actually running the
Investors predicted rates below 6% this year. They were wrong.
Here's what happened:
At the start of 2026, most real estate investors expected 30-year mortgage rates to land between 5.5% and 5.99%. Rate relief was the #1 opportunity they were counting on.
Then the war in Iran
