It is in an up and coming area so my thought is that if it doesn't have the activity that we are looking for while trying to sell it, we would purchase it ourselves buying it from my dad/the Trust and then renting it out. 

Success, currently active, will update what our final sales price ends up with, fielding calls on the property already.

Providing all data needed upfront and application completed asap is crucial … getting title / escrow / appraisal ordered on a rush is possible as well 

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

Now a listing agent will do work before the listing is active (paperwork, marketing and home prep) but once it is active, the listing agent has to be ready to follow up on all leads that come their way and answer all inquiries, but you can do that sitting poolside.

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.

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

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