It was truly the wild west.For the same reason I said several years ago the price of houses weren't going to crash due to supply and demand and the supply being so low, I believe the same thing is going to happen out here.There was an oversupply of building going on 2 and 3 years ago out here especially on the bigger cabins.

Real estate is going to be more rate and supply driven, than election driven.Equities will be election spurred(in the short term) but fundamentally earnings driven in the near term.

If they plan to exit in 3 years, does the financing and balloon refi occur in 3 years or longer?

More demand than supply.

., shifts in pricing, demand-supply changes).Analyze local or regional real estate data.Identify key economic indicators impacting the housing market.Stay ahead of demographic changes or migration trends.Do you have any go-to platforms, datasets, books, or even strategies that have been especially valuable?

If rents don't keep pace with inflation, you won't have enough funds to cover these inflated prices.Rents and prices are driven by supply and demand.

If you had 10 years left on the current note and the 5 year balloon hit. 

The demand here far exceeds the supply so there is no reason why your property should not have been leased months ago.

I thought  @Elliot B. was talking about installing meters on the supply and return pipes for each unit and measuring BTUs there.

They make a down payment, set up monthly payments to you and structure it as you feel comfortable with a balloon to fully buy you out.