Stories like yours keep my motivational juices flowing.

@Chen Tong, @Brian Sher, and @Anjoli Elizabeth Rowe, the MLS still have deals, but as @John Barrett mentioned above, they need some work and they are not so low hanging fruits like other markets. 

My current strategy is to focus on STRs where I can juice my returns.

We have four properties (five doors) and all are furnished medium term rentals, which helps juice the revenues a bit.

Happy to hear that you're looking into real estate investing - it's definitely been one of the most fruitful choices I've made in the past thinking back to when I first got involved.

@Tyler Smith   I use 25% equity, 75% debt; leverage allows us to juice our returns. 

I have a little different strategy, but it has proven fruitful.

Like a typical sales funnel I quickly learned it was a brief overview to get the juices flowing, tell you about all the stock market failures and pain points that have let you down in the past, then build you back up with the millionaire mindset and that for only a mere $20,000 that LSU can mentor you to become a millionaire and live the millionaire lifestyle that you and your family so deserve.

Speaking of Section 8 (and since we are off the Politically Correct juice).

Those are some great books to get your juices flowing.