For instance, posting a home could potentially violate various laws that listing agents are trained to navigate, such as Fair Housing regulations and the recent NAR settlement.I’d recommend establishing a solid relationship with a listing agent.

And I have a 7 figure portfolio invested in both direct real estate (via residential rentals) and syndication/crowdfunding passive investments (because I feel both have their strengths and weaknesses and I want both in my portfolio).To backup a second: You can find virtually every type of real-estate investment strategy ( core, core plus, value-added , opportunistic) and asset type ( multifamily , self storage, office, mobile home parks etc.) via syndication/crowdfunding.

But they are getting the advice from people who are either (1) not qualified or experienced enough to rely on their advice (2) biased to some degree, perhaps unintentionally, by their background, business interests, training, etc, or (3) providing advice in a general sense without a thorough understanding of the questioners personal situation or ALL the relevant facts. 

In summary, any advice on how and when to invest in a market that is not showing a lot of strength?

I was considering putting together a paid training actually.

@Sanil Subhash Chandra Bose I agree with your general train of thought. 

What is not talked about as people are embarrased to is how many are losing money from these guru trainings vs. how many make $. 

I screen the pet to see if it’s well trained. 

Some tenants have been trained by their previous landlord to not contact them for any reason, they got upset. 

Large cabins are like a train...slow to start but once they get rolling they just don't stop producing.