A buyer’s market where the current pricing trend requires 7+ months of inventory.You might expect the mortgage rate environment to reduce the number of owners listing their properties for sale.

We're obviously moving toward a more remote work environment so on top of normal vactioners there's a new market looking to rent a PV property. 

My father is going on fishing trips, my mother is traveling more.

However, if all the other houses around you are 3/2 and no pool, then your property suddenly becomes the overpriced big fish in a small pond.

Are you targeting a cash flow rich environment, or do you want to gear more towards appreciation?

They have seen many cycles so know how to run their businesses in virtually any environment and be profitable.If you buy in the right spot the LAND is what holds the value with air and density rights over time not the building typically.Why do people want to buy NNN all day long?

Even in today’s “elevated” interest rate environment (5.5% 30 year fixed at the time of writing this blog) it is still rather “cheap” to borrow money, historically speaking.

is this a fish-bowl effect of data? 

With lots of the real estate "gurus", the way they made their money, their system, "used to" work, 10 or 20 years ago, but typically many details will need to be adapted to be successful in current market, lending, and legal environments. 

Dave is giving you sound solid advice, and all the "metrics" he is mentioning are important and are creating quite the unique environment here in FL.