I suspect there are already excellent deals, and that there is reason to believe that buying will be rewarded handsomely over the next 10 years, but that the "bottom" may still be 12-18 months away in a market like Tampa. 

Condo a bit different - 7% note, but we furnished it for a MTR, and tenant is excellent and deciding to stay longer.

Details matter: keep a log (something like an excel spreadsheet) that documents the date, duration, and events that occurred/work you did. 2.

For a simple/budget-friendly option, Google sheets/Excel can actually be a great starting point.8.

Another tool that is really excellent for this is Pricelabs.

I feel like they took my money and didn’t give the excellent service advertised on their website.

It is not very difficult or complicated to evaluate commercial real estate, there are plenty of good books available that can teach you how, textbooks, online courses, community college classes, even excellent youtube videos etc, and it is actually quite enjoyable in the process to learn.

Excellent overview of the power of professional and creative photography... and how the bar will continue to be raised. 

You clearly found an excellent niche for yourself, hoping to do something similar myself.  

@Patricia Andriolo-BullStessa is an excellent platform for tracking income and expenses for investors; it is user-friendly.