The fed is going to keep a tight position as long as they can...until stuff breaks so they can vacuum up the massive amount of excess stimulus and decrease the size of their balance sheet. 

I listened to a lot of RE agents and investors to buy before there's more competition if rates decrease and I could refinance later and raise rents.

The value of land tends to appreciate over time, but this is not a given; the value of some lands may remain unchanged or even decrease.

Usually you need a decrease of .25%+ for that to work.

With interests rates at insane levels (the market I'm looking at seems to be over 10% for investors), a loan would deeply decrease my cash flow. 

For example Our home values have more than doubled in the last 10 years but the rents are only up about 80%, so the returns on equity are decreasing. 

I've searched and cannot find a website that will show days on market and a rent amount (per sqft or beds/baths) and whether they are increasing/decreasing, etc... 

I'm 43 years old If you have other investments that have decreased in value, you could sell those investments to offset the capital gains realized from selling the company stock.

Here in chicago LTR rents are way up since 2021 many 20-25% higher so those still work and I have not seen any decrease in demand on investment purchases. 

Assuming I purchase a house with the intent to fix and flip in a 6 month window, do the carrying costs I pay increase my cost basis, such that my taxable profit is decreased?