Prioritize constructing long-term wealth, striking a balance between immediate rewards and long-term objectives to generate passive income and lasting wealth.

Strike. 

Introduce yourself, strike up a conversation with the homeowners, and let them know you're interested in buying houses nearby.Networking: Create connections with other real estate experts, such as contractors, investors, wholesalers, and property managers.

As you're preparing to search for a rental property, my advice would be to lock in your financials so when a great deal comes your way you're ready to strike! 

A lot of office buildings sitting at 30%+ vacancy will be "for sale" soon enough, and self-storage strikes me as among the easiest and most plausible conversion of all that surplus space for sale on the cheap.

All the top players who made Tulum go viral are now opening their projects there (not Mahahual).

Five Ways Buying and Selling a House Could ChangeThe National Association of Realtors has agreed to change its policies to settle several lawsuits brought by home sellers — a move that could reduce commissions.A settlement reached this week threatens to strike a blow to an established standard of residential real estate: the 6 percent sales commission.

I don't think I'll strike just yet, but I have felt more sellers being amicable. 

I know this is a open ended qn but - uncoventional advice always strikes me , in one of the podcasts you mentioned doing a gut rehab ( or rehab with extensive scope ) might be better than a lipstick rehab .Many of the investors I spoke with suggested to start slow , but in my personal life and professional life , i had success taking up complicated projects so on any project i tend to ask , why should I start slowSome of the advantages of complex rehabs ( gut/extensive rehabs ):- lesser competition- better room for negotiation- higher value rehab , so better contractors might be interested- Ability to add more value- Opportunity to learn more ( I am not experienced )Disadvantages :- More risk of finding things one after another which are interlinked. - No DIY possibility and aso need skilled contractorsAdvanatges of lipstick rehabs :- Easier to see the scope - DIY possible- Less risk as its more cosmeticDisadvantages of lipstick rehabs :- Lots of competition and some times from retail buyers as they just see the price difference and think they are getting a deal and that they could work on it over the weekends- major value add might not be possible .

That was strike 1.