Here are a few simple and free ways to learn: Go to real estate meetup groups, attend open houses and speak with the agent there, inspect FSBOs (for sale by owner), walk your area, and speak to people tending their yards.The idea is to engage with other people and ask, Ask, ASK questions about their experience with the local market.Some other ideas: find a home inspector who will let you tag along in a property inspection, and absorb what they are looking at and why.Your mindset and enthusiasm for learning about real estate will open many doors for you.Good Luck!

Attend real estate workshops, engage with local investor groups, and absorb insights from experienced investors.

I think the only way out right now is higher wages that can absorb higher mortgages.

I am absorbing every bit of knowledge I can, I am reading books and listening to audio books.

Short term, assuming the real estate lobby doesn't sue this to keep delaying/appealing, once it goes into effect there will be no more broker fees paid by tenant *unless they hire the broker*Some long term effects I can predict already: - Landlords now having to absorb broker fees will bake this into the rent (e.g. how "no fee" units typically are priced a little higher than other units) - Real estate board will require another document (or checkbox) for tenants to sign stating that they're hiring the listing broker and responsible for compensating them for their fee *if* they apply and are approved- Regular New Yorkers will have an even harder time to find an apartment because you cannot legislate/regulate away a housing crises... 

In most other developed countries it is 3-5% total with various splits to buyer/seller (similar to expensive markets here where average is 4-5% total), plus they have 15-20% VAT in these other countries that gets absorbed into the deal.

Those that respond “$0” or something ridiculous, you can request income documentation from them to justify.Don’t be afraid to share with them how much your property taxes & Insurance increased and that YOU cannot afford to absorb them.ALWAYS get an increase or something of value annually when rents are increasing or tenants will start thinking they should never have an increase, making future increases that much more difficult to negotiate.

@Isadore Nelson There is currently a glut of new housing that will take some time to absorb in specific neighborhoods but certainly not something impacting the entire city. 

Boise continues to grow so, this excess supply of rentals will be absorbed over time.

I think it's a good place to be, man there sure is a lot of multi family inventory coming in the market right now, but I guess it's getting absorbed?