Right now I'm googling everything I find, but I'd love to read a comprehensive resource about categories and sub-categories and sub-sub-categories.

-- e.g. off-market campaigns, short-term rental followed by comprehensive remodel and resale, owner-financing, etc. -- What strategies give you or your offer the edge?

Hi all - I am trying to develop a more comprehensive understanding of the market cycles in my native Washington, DC area.

The exact same light fixtures, same switches, same molding, same bathroom vanities, etc.I'm wondering if anyone has ever put together a comprehensive list of SKU's or Item #'s and pricing in a spreadsheet to quickly access and order the standard things (door knobs and hinges, light switches, sockets, switch plates, vanities, light fixtures, etc) from a popular store like Lowes or Home Depot.Sometimes it feels like finding anything is like finding a needle in a haystack, especially shopping from the web.

@Bill Gulley  thank you for that comprehensive response..

I wouldnt want to have an agent sending me all this info then not let him put in the offer. i just decided to take my license test. i probably failed horribly because im pretty much retarded when it comes to reading comprehension. pros and cons with having your license, and one bad thing is, a broker has to have you under him to have access to the mls here!!

I can't find it at the moment, but hopefully he'll pop on and provide a link to it, because it's very information and also a comprehensive and fairly definitive discussion of this exact issue.However, I will say this.  

I was quickly skimmed this in about 30 seconds and it looks very comprehensive for a checklist.

While experience is a great - if somewhat inefficient - teacher since the lessons come AFTER the challenge, it's not exactly the most comprehensive education you'll find out there.My $0.02 ...

@Terry Lao I guess your reading comprehension is as bad as your economics.