Each state is different and time can be quick (Texas) or years (New York).

Hello @Gina Jackson - I too made excuses for a full decade before I made up my mind to proceed with REI, and things have been great and moved quickly since then.

It's quick and simple profit.

I have flexibility on timing (sort of) but wish to act as quickly as possible. 

I am a fairly new agent still learning the ropes and while looking at the MLS data for my area for turnover rates, all the peak turnover areas around me are HEAVILY farmed already, but i found 2 that had great turnover numbers for over 5+ years compared to other areas and not one single agent in the area had more than 10% of the sales, but when i drove out to see the areas i found out quickly that both are gated communities with no soliciting signs everywhere... 

Hi @Rick DoctorThe 2%, 1% or 0.8% rules are rules of thumb, something that allows you to determine quickly if a property is worth looking into further. 

Sorry for the long list, but I wanted to make it as quick of a read as possible!  

If anyone has any information on where we can do some research to find out which neighborhoods are "hot" or moving pretty quickly, we would really appreciate any advice!

For quick screening, do you use a number higher than 50% when evaluating Houston area properties?  

Also you bring up a great point, post it in the housing section in sure you will get a response quickly.