We were crystal clear on what we wanted and made it happen!  

People will only really vacation to certain areas of the country that have a tourism draw, so an investor should consider that and get crystal clear on your intended use.

@Crystal Dawn Prince you should look at the property and its potential as rental.

So to name but a few of my favourites:The Opera: https://www.sarasotaopera.org/ we have our own dedicated Opera House and the company is more than proficient..I had my own seat at The Royal Opera ( well I believed it was my own seat....) and Glyndebourne and I'm a terrible snob when it comes to Opera ( mainly because I'm passionate about it) and the Sarasota company certainly perform.The ballet: https://www.sarasotaballet.org... we have Iain Webb, who, if you are an aficionado you will know is truly excellent and has transformed the company - I have to say they are superb and I try to see everything they produce.Sarasota Orchestra: https://www.sarasotaorchestra....very talented bunch, some world class musicians with a passionate and driven management company trying to establish, amongst some obstacles, their own home here...they offer a variety of performances and have a rich programme of participation with the community - I support them from one of the Boards that I am on and they change the lives of people who have always wanted to play with their programmes, it's something else to see a 75 year old woman perform her first violin solo in public...Foodies and Sarasota: I couldn't even begin..a very vibrant scene here..https://www.sarasotamagazine.c... this will give you a taste Best restaurants: https://www.sarasotamagazine.c... we have a slew of glorious eateriesWine: We have 4 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence restaurants, and many restaurants with excellent lists, tons of tasting events and festivals, we also have a cute restaurant that runs a programme to help you curate your own wine and make it yourself:https://www.goodfellassarasota...Festivals : again too numerous to list but we have a mix of national exhibitions that tour down here and local artists and artisans that perform, exhibit, here's a taste: https://www.visitsarasota.com/.....we also host the Internationally renowned Siesta Key Crystal classic Sand Sculpting Festival which is - I must say - a spectacular event - incredibly beautiful sculptures that exist for a brief moment and then are swept away by the ocean..it's exquisite..especially at night when everyone has gone home and it' s just the moonlight on the beach and the sound of the ocean and you're staring at Neptune himself...https://www.siestakeycrystalcl...We have a Polo club, large sports stadium, Orlando down the road...I could seriously go on and on...Needless to say it's gorgeous...

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It is really important to have a solid list of buyers, or one really good buyer with crystal clear criteria that you can go out and meet, before you get a deal under contract.

If you are simply waiting for interest rates to come down, my "crystal ball" tells me that as soon as that happens, prices for properties will raise due to a lack of inventory and more demand in the market from buyers.

I have no crystal ball so I can not predict the price of real estate in the future but I think there is a higher probability in prices continuing to rise in the future rather than fall based mostly on the low inventory that I don't think will be resolved in the near future.

Getting crystal clear on these things will help you not only find the right partners to do deals with, but also help you to communicate better to brokers and to your potential investors.

Quote from @Crystal Smith: Quote from @Vontarius Dameko: While doing some M&A business scouting, I came across someone looking to sell their Wholesale Real Estate franchise which I didn't know was an actual thing as far as franchising goes.