Learn how to evaluate a market by either reading and listening to a lot of content or by providing some sort of value to someone who already has that knowledge.

With social media it's up to the user to follow authentic genuine people/accounts, and it's up to the user to post authentic genuine content.

https://www.har.com/content/department/mlsHouston Real Estate Highlights in November, 2024:-Single-family home sales increased 6.0 percent year-over-year;-Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes went from 48 to 52 days;-Total property sales were up 3.3 percent with 7,750 units sold;-Total dollar volume rose 11.1 percent to $3.1 billion;-The single-family median price was up 1.5 percent to $329,900;-The single-family average price climbed 4.1 percent to $418,903; -Single-family home months of inventory registered a 4.4-months supply, up from 3.5 months last November.

You should be able to get a good feel for their teaching style by checking out social content and youtube videos. 3) Need to be willing and able to give you their time. 

There was a plumbing leak in the crawlspace under the house and is causing the high clay content soil to heave.....causing a 3-4 inch rise in the middle of the house flooring.   

Most will have some content out there as well.

Search the archives; plenty of content on the forum on sober living operations.

So the lead gen from Bigger Pockets and other places where one can publish their real estate content is going to get flooded with more looky loos and tire kickers, whereas before there were so many ultra aggressive investors one would probably not notice the looky loos and tire kickers as much because they were easier to ignore.

I often look at them and think if they can do it, probably I can have some level of success too.Other key info I may have left out above:1) I am not in the US, and have no plans to visit or move there2) I am not a US citizen, but possibly have a credit history there (maybe none) since I attended university there many many years ago3) I am completely new to real estate - I've been reading crazily and consuming lots of content.

Venecia, I totally get it—there's so much content out there that it can feel overwhelming, and taking that first step can be really daunting.What I’d encourage you to do is really sit down and think: what's holding you back?