Aloha,You might want to take a look at what is used for HOA's to perform their Reserve Funding analysis.

I may negotiate a lower price, or I may accept it "as is" because I have the reserves available to handle anything that pops up.Crunch the numbers and decide if this is for you or not.

Is there anyway to look at the MLS reserved for agents to see if there is anything mentioned about showings, etc.? 

Hard money/private money lenders normally require you to have some skin in the game (more than 20k) for your first deal or either to put down as a down payment or as collateral/reserves.  

The main priority when you own properties is that you have enough "reserves".  

These withdrawal limits are triggered in order to prevent the fund from having to make forced sales.However, even with pre-set withdrawal limits from these REIT companies, investors can continue to withdraw their money in the future, which has several negative effects on REITs:1) It prevents REITS from buying properties or continue existing projects (in order to hold-on to cash reserves and pay back investors)  2) If investors continue to withdraw money, this may lead to a downward spiral of selling assets if it can't gain the trust of its investors (i.e. the forced sales of its properties).   2a) As a matter of fact, Blackstone has put up for sale its 49.9% interest in MGM Grand Las Vegas and Mandalay Bay Resort & CasinoGiven the above news and with Zillow, Redfin and Opendoor closing down there iBuying departments, Is this another bellweather for dire commercial and residential economic conditions to come? 

But in that time - study the comparables in your hood to get an idea of what you can charge (zillow, redfin, realtor.com helps - maybe dig a little deeper into it and find local property managers/landlords and ask them for comps in figures)lastly, I would say in the current market - your reserves pool / capex should be somewhere around 10%.

Reserve $, rainy day fund Your investment $Cash flow vs. sale  TVM and importance to youFamily goalsWhat other questions do you have?

, vacancies and reserves for repairs.Take those three things...

I would highly recommend continuing to educate yourself and making sure you have a decent amount of reserves in the bank - I think continuing to go to meet ups is wise and the more investors with similar shared experiences you can talk to the better.