Good afternoon BillThank you for all the information, links and suggestions.

I'm curious if anyone has had any dealings with REI nation lately? 

I did a deal with Eastside funding in late 2017. 

It's already too late to try get either of these in Clay (for good deals at least).

Im a little late but i made the mistake in signing up and 2 years and more then $20k later i havent made a sale with them.

It's too late to tell you this, but you need to think about your tax strategy before you sell, not after.

And yes, there has been some good appreciation.But you're late to the game in most places (e.g.

I would not trust an average number.This will be very specific to your management, your lease, your leased property, the area etc.Some people have made money, but I've not heard much about arbitrage lately, and some have lost money and  not honored their lease.In general this is just a job and not an investment, so it's widely discouraged in this forum.

Lately, we've seen a lot of our clients pivot from a fix-and-flip to a fix-and-rent strategy.

Finding a pro this late in the game is going to be difficult.