RE Investing in 2026
Yesterday I posted about how the real estate market changed in 2025 and shared my predictions for 2026. I’ve been thinking about the the human response, the conversations, and quiet head-nods so far this year — so...have you been thinking "What if..."?
Here’s what I see shaping 2026:
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Slower sales and less competition create more motivated sellers
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More motivated sellers lead to better prices and better terms
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Better terms create real opportunities — if you know how to structure them
Ironically, these are exactly the conditions investors say they want — especially buy-and-hold investors. Yet now that they’ve finally arrived, fear is quietly pushing a lot of people to the sidelines.
When the market shifts away from low supply and frantic demand, we often start “what-if-ing” our way into a very costly decision: doing nothing — right when some of the best deals of our investing lives could be made.
You’ve probably heard these questions (or asked them yourself):
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What if I buy at a discount and prices drop even further?
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What if I negotiate great seller financing on a rental, but rents soften?
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What if I lock up a wholesale deal and there’s no buyer?
Those questions are normal. Healthy, even.
But here’s the truth: they’re all UNanswerable.
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