There is a brief correction in 2007-2008, and it continued it's climb, with prices here double what it was in 2008.When I sensed the correction in 2006, I quickly sold a property for around $750K to what turned out to be a flipper before the end of 2006, closed in Dec 2006.

The ease will continue if you make sure you get the right tenants.  

Your biggest problem will continue to be securing financing at the right terms.

@Dennis BrantleySounds like a plan- hope you find them helpful and keep continuing  learning ! 

I'm preparing to move my family to Florida and will continue to analyze deals down there this after.

I'll keep all this in mind as I continue to learn.

You continue to save the $16000 a year but now you also add the $3600  a year in loan payment you no longer have to make.

Midwest prices can be as low as they can get but till high growth industries don't move there we will continue to see a migration away. 

So I continued paying my Realtor fees but I started focusing more on moving my corporate career to higher levels. 

I feel like my best option is to continue saving until I have around $200K to purchase a property in cash.