I consider inventory rates, price trends, unemployment data, population growth, job growth all to be relevant to where a market is at and where a market is heading.

@Melvin Lamont Evans Welcome to BiggerPocketsThe search function can help you find some relevant informationhere is an example https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/88/topics/1049073-my-fi...

Bogleheads was the source of most of my formative personal finance education (for ~14 years), and it’s relevant because the SWR discussions there are typically in the 2-4% range.

However, sellers currently on the market are more likely to accept lower offers, giving us some room for negotiation.Rental Market TrendsThe charts below are only relevant to the property profile that we target.Rentals - Median $/SF by MonthRents held steady from October to November, bucking the seasonal trend.

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.: @Elan Adler - great post. 

BRRRR is not a great strategy in the current market due to the mortgage rates so it's not as applicable as many think from reading older posts or books about how easy it is.

You still have to comply with all relevant laws.  

Those meetups are a great way to soak up relevant info from other active investors.

The quiet enjoyment mention is very relevant as everyone is entitled to that.