The timing is always right for investing in real estate. As with any investment, you need to be careful of certain things … it is never a question of timing, but a question of location, mortgage affordability and maintenance.

Location - the number of like properties in the area, economy of the area, one huge employer or many small employers.

Cash flow - will more money be going out than coming in?

Managed professionally – maintenance headaches belong to someone trained to handle them - not to you.

The economy of an area makes a big difference in whether the area is a “hot market” or not. When the jobs are there, new ones opening up, and the population is growing, that makes a market hot… plenty of renters. When an area depends on one huge employer, this can make an area not as attractive for an investor because anything can happen to that employer.