Yup, as an industry it is malleable to be shaped the way and for uses to satisfy individual goals, ambitions, and lifestyles. 

Outside of real estate I am in the construction industry, in Commercial / Residential Roofing.

How will this change the industry?  

Manufactured homes is a great industry.

Also, look into ULI which is a development focused industry group, and likely has chapters in Austin and Houston.

I've putting my money into public markets and HYSA but once rates drop I need to re-think the HYSA.Other investors I know are doing STRs in California and OOS, partially because of the IRS loophole with STRs and being about to offset active income, some MTRs (renting out to people displaced for insurance reasons such as a fire, other reasons, not so much travel nurses like during COVID), buying an apartment complex together with 3 to 4 people, working in the real estate industry (acquisition, property management, lending, becoming an agent, etc).

I am trying to enter the real estate industry with a rental investment property.

I have spent the past several years studying market trends, analyzing potential investment properties, and building a network of industry experts.I'm specifically looking for a fellow investor located in the New York area who is interested in collaborating on initial buy and flip projects.

its a who ya know industry from what I see.

Of course it would vary depending on the property.I'd love to continue to invest in the Madison area as I've worked in the industry here for over 5 years.