You might not like my first advice, but I'll say that you should really make sure you have your financial foundation solid before delving too much into REI, especially with a baby on the way (congrats!).

Local pros can definitely help you see a little deeper into the market versus online research.

If you want PM me and I can give you deeper insight.

Some of us have delved into the short-term market, which can work out well with the right properties, but that seems to not be as easy as it once was.

I started a cleaning business at the beginning of 2023 and am now looking for a new challenge to start diving deeper into.

It looks like I need to dive deeper into this in order to identify the best automation ecosystem for my needs!

And lastly, while some of your observations would be accurate if we were to complete this on a street-by-street basis, it's nearly impossible to isolate certain neighborhoods when generalizing an entire neighborhood due to a. the region was either too small to isolate, or b. the region had too few sales to consider.Going even deeper (closer look, almost street-by-street) into neighborhoods and analytics might show different results, that's where someone like @Art Perkitny might have more insight on or can configure.

As you get deeper into your career, earn more $/hr at work, and have more wealth, you'll probably wind up looking for more passive ways to invest.

But I'll echo @Matthew Paul here, if you don't have an attorney in your corner or a commercial broker with experience in these kinds of deals I'd recommend getting one pronto.Happy to dig in deeper if it would be helpful to you, Cheers, Michael  

Only SFHs or rowhouses with cellar (5" or less) allows you to add a 3rd story first, then you kinda cheat by digging the cellar to make it deeper?