Median home price is steadily inclining, MN medical industry is still in full fledged boom-time as is financial industry.

@Justin Tahilramani I'm inclined to agree - I think you make some good points.

This is commonly known in the industry as “double ending it” and is the holy grail of listing agents because they get double the money on the deal.In a tight market some people claim that a buyer can get a slight edge if s/he goes directly to the listing agent since, in a situation with multiple offers, you can imagine the listing agent might be inclined to favor offers where they get to keep both sides of the commission vs. those where they'd have to split it.However, as Mike said, the downside to that is that you lose dedicated representation for someone who's definitely on your side, looking out for your interests, etc.

, I'm inclined to called up the seller's agent and basically tell him I'm super interested and would be happy to let him represent me AND let him sell my current house in hopes of landing this place.

I think I would be more inclined to try a genuinely handwritten letter.

Are people more inclined to renting because of the high property taxes?

As it will be my first BRRRR, my inclination will be to stay local.If so, I'd love to chat!

I would be inclined to flip that and say, value-add apartment investing applies well to the SFR BRRRR strategy. 

On the face of it, I'm encouraged to hear that your FIL (Father-in-law) has initiated this mentorship and partnership deal.I would be inclined to use this as an on-ramp into real estate investing. 

It’s a cash cow as a short term rental property, I’m inclined to leave it, but my wife wants to renovate and improve it and make it a passion project