So welcome, and roll up your sleeves and dig in!

Our days on market has actually gotten better in the past few months then in the past year, so we are seeing minor indicators that are drawing a bigger picture.The reason I am going to speak in Australia is because there are so many serious investors there that are wanting to get into this market and now that the speculators have basically moved on it is making the acquisition costs fit what they need for a good ROI so the we are seeing alot of seasoned investors roll up their sleeves and getting in here in Houston.With all that being said, this could change next month if oil prices go more extreme one way or the other.

Have any data up your sleeve to illustrate this on one or a few charts?

I'm not sure when our group's next meetup might be but you never know what @Azeez K. has up his sleeve.

Rehabbers keep their pm contacts close to thier sleeve.

I submitted my original offer on and AIR  form and received pushback from the listing broker.They didn't have an issue with us representing our sleeves but did request we resubmit the offer on the commercial CAR form.After multiple email exchanges I picked up the phone and essentially told them the buyer, and entity I control, had made an offer on the form of their choice and it was within the scope of their fiduciary duty to present that offer to the seller, in this case a local bank.I was told they could only work on CAR forms because it was a mandate from their principal broker, and "require by their E&O insurance carrier".I simply informed them that their broker did not have the option to mandate the type of offer a buyer could make, and E&O insurance doesn't cover contract type rather it covers professional conduct.Reluctantly they submitted to the bank.

If you want to be an active real estate investor and roll up your sleeves to acquire properties and rehab properties then that's great.On the other hand, if you enjoy investing passively with turnkey rental properties and that will help you fulfill your goals then stick with that.A big factor here is TIME.  

You just need to roll up your sleeves and hustle.

You just need to roll up your sleeves and hustle.

Also, would it be most advantageous to begin our investing journey by managing the subs (checking the quality of their work) and getting multiple quotes from vendors rather than rolling up our sleeves?