I imagine that some first time home buyers will be thinking "Last chance to buy a house before rates go up and you are locked out forever"Originally posted by Ned Carey:Sales will accelerate; Buyers on the sidelines will jump into the market to avoid increasing rates.Robert Steele and Ned Carey if we've stepped into a seller's market then would now be a good time to invest in land and sell to builders?

Several of the sources I've read talk about analysis of a community, but I haven't yet found a newbie's step-by-step guide.

The first step is admitting you have a problem ;-)

Hi Brian,Glad to have you here.What kind of investments are you thinking of leaning toward for your next steps??

I'm a huge fan of multifamily properties (like this one: How to Buy a Small MultiFamily Property: A Step by Step Case Study )We're going to be having a Portland BiggerPockets meetup in the coming weeks - so definitely make sure you have some Keyword Alerts set up, especially for the word "Portland" so you'll be notified when it happens!

You need to know what it is worth as your next step.

My goal is to get at least my initial investment back and have a property producing at least 200 pcf each month.Please let me know if this is a solid strategy what some of my next steps are.

It is definitely overwhelming for a newbie to digest all of this information and actually take steps or take action, but I am doing my best to learn as much as I can.

Thanks guys, we have plans to paint the exterior trim, paint the gutters, paint the steps and do some landscaping work as well as take a fence down that isn't shown in thr picture.

I think you should take a look at this if you already haven't, it walks you through all the basic steps of acquiring real estate and how to manage property.