@Justin Jefferson These forums are a free REI education.

I’ve been self-educating  about real estate for about 4 months now.

If these groups are significant, it suggests there’s pent-up demand that could enter the market when one of two things happen:Rates Drop - Rates fall to levels that allow more buyers to qualify for the homes they want.Buyer Expectations Shift - Buyers realize that 5% rates aren’t coming back soon and decide to move forward.Based on the increase in activity I saw in Sept and Oct in my business, when rates hit low 6s, I'd say my market has plenty of pent-up demand. 

If you aren't able to save for your next property, then you really need a better job because without this house you'd have even less money. 

Birddogging is to wholesalers/investors like getting your real estate license is to someone who thinks they can do it part-time. 99% aren't going to do the work it takes to get the momentum you need to be successful.

There aren't many places available in the summer right now.

Education is a great goal to start with as you look to purchase your first investment property.

Offering definitive opinions about courses you haven't taken is like reviewing restaurants you've never eaten at.I think it's important to acknowledge that every land educator has contributed value to the field.

Hey Bigger Pockets community, I'm just starting out in Step 1 (get educated) on what I want to become a successful career in real estate investment.I also currently run an e-commerce business that is currently completely online, but would benefit from having a brick & mortar storefront, and I had an idea that maybe using the investment capital I'm looking to allocate into real estate into a commercial property my business can operate out of until I decide to sell the property in or rent it out to another business.I am obviously very naive when it comes to the complexity of any good real estate deal (especially commercial VS residential), but I'm hoping to spend as much time learning from everyone here who is on their journey as well.My main concern with the idea of buying commercial to operate my business out of it that I might struggle to rent it out afterwards and that there may likely be depreciation in the commercial real estate market over the next 5 years.I understand there is a lot of nuance depending on the local market but I'm guessing commercial is even less of a "safe" bet than finding a solid residential deal to leverage in some way.

Education via trail & error is easily the #1 worst way to go about anything today UNLESS your an explorer, inventor, revolutionizing and still all of those have a whole lot of training and education backing them.