@Kermaury Musgrove no first-time story, but some education:)Every market is unique, but the Midwest markets have a lot of similarities and are way different than the market in California.In Metro Detroit, we rank all the suburban cities and the City of Detroit Neighborhoods as Class A, B, C & D.Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.So, when investing in areas they don’t really know, investors should research the different property Class submarkets.

They undoubtedly overpaid for the homes which were bought by the least savy homebuyers who have now got into trouble/overleveraged and need to cash by selling a portion of their equity in the first place, thus NADA's positions will likely fall faster than the overall market as they have this intrinsic flaw of no price discovery in their methodology. so either NADA makes out like a bandit by fleecing stupid Americans (not a unique business model) or NADA bought overpriced homes near the PEAK, since they just started business in late 2021, and they will incinerate your investment better than Cathie Wood, I'm getting my popcorn ready to watch this %&*@show   :)

A lake, A river, unique hiking experiences, ect. 

Most people haven't done very many deals though, that's why they benefit from working with a professional.Some recent examples in my 1st hand experience... last year I witnessed a FSBO seller leave $400k on the table. 

The luxury and unique experiences are still getting booked. 

If you're someone that brings value to to the table, it should be a no brainer for loyalty given you're working with a decent human.  

Yes, containers can be "cute and unique" for Airbnb, but as a functional living structure, a lot of work needs to be done.Mike

Negotiating can be a headache without an experienced agent – you might miss stuff or leave money on the table.

We showed above how we got the 5.38% annual appreciation and we chose a more conservative number of 4.5% annual appreciation.One of the unique advantages of real estate investment is leveraged appreciation.

Rough numbersPP 175,000Rent 1,800ARV 240,000Rehab ~25,000There is another offer in the table so I’m thinking I’ll pay Closing costs.