I always look at closed 0-300 days, pending, active with contract and active to have a clear picture. 

I am already starting to see more activity in the market as the interest rates drop, across my listings and also more of my buyers becoming more active, I am sure this will be a domino effect and eventually cause sales volume to increase across the market as a whole both locally and nationally, DOM to decrease, and create a temporary FOMO in the market if rates drop to quickly.

Tim Gordon  I looked at your website.. and as long as you actually come into title then resell your fine I would suspect.. if you are never in title then your clearly doing what the state says is an activity that requires a license you are marketing for clients on the internet plain and simple..

., but I’m curious what your alls thoughts are on how beneficial a financial advisor could be.I’m not interested in having someone actively manage my investments as I’m comfortable with doing all of that.

I'd start getting more actively hands on involved on this. 

Your experience is on par with most active buyers in this area.

This is a crucial detail to know when you're investing as an active or passive partner.

There are over 20 active CPAs here in Biggerpockets assisting RE investors with their tax planning.

All that being said, I purchased in an area that has an active community of honest and motivated individuals. 

A renovated older house can pass inspection but once someone is living in it and putting daily stress on the house, there will be repair issues.