Have more than 1 exit strategy- IE: if you buy a house intending to flip and the market goes bad, have something that would be suitable as a rental as well.  5.Know the area in and out that you intend to buy in - tax rates, HOA's, flood zones (if any).

Hi Everyone - First time poster here!My wife and I purchased our property in 2017 and have ~150k in equity (and a lower Mortgage rate due to the 2017 rates).  My wife really wants to look for a new place and would lik...

Not a recommendation, but worth experimenting, if direct booking is part of your strategy.

What Bruce said, I just finished one for a customer in Arizona and it was north of $400 a square foot.

Hey everyone, Ive been searching for the past few weeks for seller finance deals to ultimately rent to Section 8. I learned a small portion of this method from Tom Cruz, a section 8 Guru. Ive quickly came to reality a...

Should I pursue other markets or strategies?

Sounds like patience is the strategy at this time. 

If the class of neighborhood is C or D, this will be more difficult/ In terms of getting better bang for your buck, usually the strategy would be to buy a little beatdown home in a nice neighborhood, as this tends to get you a higher value once you put a bit of work in.

That will be your strategy.

I am following a buy and hold strategy.