@John Powers I have a few friends who work for large real estate private equity funds as data scientists - essentially doing what you’re describing.

FOMO is the most POWERFUL positive motivator in consumer science. 

However if you decide to get those new power tools you want on the business credit card and your business is a tax firm like us, its going to be hard to justify to the IRS (and your wife) why it was a valid purchase for tax purposes. 

(High interest rates are temporary) we may not see 3% mortgages again, but I bet we see under 5% on primary residences more often than not over the next 15 years.The mega corporations have consolidated power in the near term.

The realtor associations seems to have all of the power, because they've been operating so long. 

Good morning John, Investing in Real Estate can seem overwhelming in the beginning and there is so much information out there.

The biggest issue with using all cash is that it ties all your money up and denies you the leveraging power of using the banks money.  

Consider seeking pre-approval for financing to know your purchasing power.

I have tried but I don’t know what I’m looking at or for.I noticed their is a lot of abbreviations likeP of A  Power of AttorneyDT       deed of TrustSAT      SatisfactionDeed    DeedCancel D of T Cancelation of Deed of Trust and so on ,what does all this mean and should I be even looking at this when looking for liens?

When you dive into it, there are a lot of nuances.First, there are subsections of retail: single tenant NNN, small unanchored neighborhood, grocery anchored, shadow anchored, power centers, regional malls, lifestyle centers, etc.Then you get into tenant mix and market specifics.