Ultimately, the decision to use an agent is up to you but the good ones are worth their weight in gold and can truly be a consultant for you.

And I agree with you; aiming for a gradual, less risky approach.

Start with getting rid of high interest, “dead weight” debt ( cars, credit cards, personal loans, student loans, etc.).

Similar to a 'high gross weight' vehicle deduction.

You all are likely far more accustomed to running accurate numbers on appts so I am giving your opinions heavy weight in my decision but also trying to vet the specifics of this property.  

Assign weights to each criterion based on its importance to you, such as job growth being more critical than seasonal issues.

We expect a still-sizable gap between 2024 housing inventory and the pre-pandemic housing market to persist as it closes only gradually.

Looking at this picture I'm wondering if you could hang a small weight to add some down force to the chain, at the off chance this is some crazy physics anomaly that's causing the chain to perfectly float up and get caught, the weight would help promote it back down....

They had pretty graphs and data, but instead they cashed out your 401k and spent the money on shake weight exercise devices.

Then, gradually, as I got more deals under my belt, I had built up my own track record.