I think the answer to that is - I got out of real estate ownership in Colorado and Florida at the wrong times (due to husband's job movements); I think I'd like to show my daughters and son that real estate investments can work. 

You guys have all saw it before, a large developer comes into an area, purchased a large piece of land and before you know it, you have a Walmart, Target and a whole new slew of restaurants etc. My question is, how do...

Hopefully and slowly, a collective movement will resolve the whole RE victims and nightmares.

My introduction to stocks came between 2007-2009, quite a crazy time to be following the movements of the market!

Seeing some good movement down on the 10% down second home/STR occupancy loan

The market has slowed way down and we've dropped the price to below the appraised value and still no movement on it.  

I don't expect big movements here until year end.

When ever you do any activities on your credit it take out some points but if you wait for some movement in your credit history that will help to move your score higher. 

Prices seem too inflated right now and movement slow to really be able to make much on these flips. 

I very happily stumbled across this article (linked at bottom) while searching for overlaps between the realty profession and the sustainability movement.