We also used this as a litmus test to see if we should convert any of our other rentals in STR's2020: I wrote a post similar to this at the end of 2019 to sort of journal my experience. 

Maybe no going will be a step you take but assuming you can reach your end goal and do that is going to close to options that really might be necessary steps to get to you where you want to end up.If I were your age with the goal of being a real estate mogul with my experiences now I would do or consider the following:-Read a boat load of information out there- books on wealth, books on real estate, magazines and journal that real estate agents and buyers read.

I am definitely doing that, I will add my mistakes to my investment journal . 

Is there a source like AZBigMedia or Phoenix Business Journal in your market that you use to gauge market movement?