It does get cold from time-to-time, but compared to other places in the region the winters are very mild.

One bottle on each kitchen counter beside the Dawn here, Paul, and a spare bottle in each laundry room on the shelf with the detergent. 

., laundry detergent, dish detergent, paper towels, etc.

I would be going after assets that are holding steady, appreciating mildly or falling in value for the wrong reason (i.e. irrational fears). 

THis is not, and will not be, a mild case of "just didn't cover ourselves".

I'm a new investor with mild experience in flips.

Prices rose anew in November as home builders hammered through mild weather.Housing starts as well as building permits for private-owned residential units rose in December to their highest levels since 2006, when the bottom was falling out of a yearslong housing boom.Now, a severe cold snap that settled over much of the continent is disrupting lumber deliveries from Canada while dealers and retailers are stocking up for spring.

My question is this... our home market is... not a great market for wholesaling to put it mildly.

My goals include purchasing 3 homes under market value in mild distress this year, within a 15 min drive of the University District, renting them to students (preferably pharmacy) then reevaluating next year to a new attainable goal.

Sometimes there is only great recession data, and that recession was pretty mild on some asset classes, versus previous recessions.