The redwood forests are uniquely special and amazing, the Sierra Madre mountain range is equally as pretty and much less crowded than The Alps, the climate has something to offer just about  everyone from high snowy peaks to hot sandy beaches, and you can pass through several completely different ecosystems/ climates within a short drive like going from the hot desert of Palm Springs up to the chilly alpine zone of Tahquitz with a quick drive just for the afternoon if you want to cool off.

You are choosing to buy at the peak of the market then immediately sell after a national downturn and crying that you aren't going to make money.

Everything I've read shows PA peaked in 2022 and has dropped 5-6% since then. 

This appears to be continuing into the fall.For some broader context, here’s a chart of the median sales price of a single-family home in Austin over the past 10 years:Compared to the recent median price peak in May 2022, single-family home prices in Austin are down approximately 19%.

Looked good but it was peak season.

If they're vacant I often go peak in the windows.Some like Treasury auctions from IRS, DEA, federal agencies, they'll have open houses for a couple of days before the auction and sometimes the auction is held at or even inside the home.

Sponsor is realistic about current market conditions, and is humbling themselves on current portfolio, while also realistically appraising current environment as a potentially better buying opportunity than the peak 3 years ago. - Sponsor learns from mistakes.

So I am trying to time it so that I can buy RE at it's bottom when crypto is at its peak.

We've seen our area MLS which covers about 20 counties come down to an average sold to list price ratio of 95.1% and Knox county specifically has come to 96.4 % which is lower by about 2% from this time last year and down from our peak this year of 98.5%. but it's about in line from winter 2022 into spring 2023 which was a time when rates were rapidly rising.

The peak ski season will be from December 26 through the end of March more or less.