Disclaimer ahead of time: not a lawyer, this is not to be taken as legal advice.That said: this all boils down to common law.If I want to sell you my shirt no one can tell me I need a license to do so.

;-The Days on Market (DOM) figure for single-family homes dropped from 58 to 40;-Total property sales rose 58.3 percent with 11,348 units sold;-Total dollar volume increased 85.9 percent to about $4.0 billion;-The single-family average price reached a record high, rising 20.0 percent to $371,854; -The single-family median price climbed 17.6 percent to $295,000 – also a record high; -Single-family homes months of inventory registered an historic low 1.4-months supply, down from 3.4 months year-over-year and below the national inventory of 2.1 months;-On a year-to-date basis, single-family homes sales are running 24.4 percent ahead of 2020’s record pace.

I totally agree on holding onto your property...lessons learned, but there is much more opportunity ahead ;) 

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Then when you get some money rolling in and maybe a second property go ahead and open one.

As a complete beginner, I would appreciate feedback from the community on things to consider when looking at this particular geographical area and when purchasing a multi-family home in the next 6 months in today's difficult and expensive market and yet still come ahead by lowering significantly the mortgage payments or even breaking even.

I chose to go ahead and get my license and am glad I did.

Selected my primary market(s) and made a "field" trip to the Tampa, FL areas to get to know the sub markets and meet with brokers Began underwriting 5+ properties weekly - originally on my own, but now do this with a few partners With all the force and momentum created with the actions above, it didn't take too long before I made a few connections that "clicked."

I only had about $20k to my name and a negative networth so you’re miles ahead of where I was when I started.