I have one more year left, but am eager to get my real estate wheels back turning.This year 2025, I am looking to get my foot back in the pool and become much more involved in the real estate community.

Any tips or tools for evaluating the local market would be greatly appreciated.

Like deferred maintenance, (bad roof, worn out water heater/AC Unit, warped flooring, water damage) etc, unpaid utilities,  unpaid taxes, a second loan, unpaid HOA fees, a bad pool, bad reputation, sometimes squatters, sometimes they were drug houses, and so on.

I'm going to follow this to see what tips folks provide.MikeHey Mike, I am actively investing there so feel free to reach out with any questions!   

I can see when they're cleaning the pool, cutting the grass, servicing the HVAC unit outside, etc.

REIA's, BP Meet Up's, General Cow Tipping Parties?

Still, if you aren't whittling down the number you are analyzing financially to a small subset you see before deciding what to do, you are missing an essential part of getting to the tipping point of expertise in your field.

I could go on and on with other tips as well.

Also if you are selling, hopefully your agent has advised you but good practice to have a vacant unit to open the buyer pool to owner-occupied buyers/house hackers.

If you’re leaning toward selling your share, offering seller financing could definitely attract a wider pool of buyers while keeping the deal intact.