@Joseph LeibovitchYou just missed the window...Just before the FED provided their first rate cut, DSCR loans were down to nearly under 6% with 1 year PPP at par pricing. 

Q2 is most important: If the mortgaage is upside down, it would have to be an approved short sale and that could take a very long time to rectify.

The first agent is absolutely certain the house will sell in the high 400’s.

I know BiggerPockets has some solid templates for market analysis, but I’m looking for more specific insights into what data and tools experienced investors use to determine if a market is worth pursuing.A little about my strategy:I’m looking for a good balance of appreciation and cash flow (not just one or the other).I currently have a full-time W2 job but plan to transition into full-time investing within the next 5 years.Open to out-of-state investing, but struggling with how to track and analyze different markets effectively.What key statistics do you look at when evaluating a market?

But first, I'd like to know where you're starting from.

It was a big project in terms of the amount of work it needed, I just ran out of time with my lender going through the garbage with the contractor, finding a new one, and finishing taking the longest. other than that I would've let it sit on the market to get closer to what I actually wanted for the property.

As others have said, I don't have design dilemmas per se, but at first I struggled with finding quality / cost conscious pieces.  

Networking and securing the right financing will be key to getting that first deal done.

It was on the market for a long time because it didn't qualify for conventional financing will it being unlivable. 

Does anyone have any first hand experience with buying Ag Land and rezoning them to residential or commercial properties for land flips, is this profitable?