I am still learning the lingo and at this point read these posts at the speed of a 1st grader and trying to wrap my mind around the numbers.

@Alexis Schreier  Schreier , - lending environment – tighter than peak, looser than troughI agree, inventory is still relatively low.

In real terms, the National index is back to February 2004 levels""On a price-to-rent basis, the Case-Shiller National index is back to August 2003 levels"In general, I have been thinking the current prices are very close to previous peak but this is a different way of looking at things. 

I have not been an investor for long, but it seems the current Madison market is close to a real estate peak and deals are hard to find.

My interest has peaked:)

Recently my wife and I have been driving and looking on Zillow and other sites, and we've noticing a few properties for sale that have peaked our interest.

Not to mention the hardmoney clock is ticking and my finance guy has had everything they have needed for a while now...just waiting on the appraiser.What happened to the project management triangle of cost, quality, and speed? 

Wild place and brings back memories.A real estate lic is a way to speed up your education and you would be selling where you reside.

Since then, I have been reading as much as possible and I'm meeting with a RE investor who handles deals with wholesaling next week, so that I may learn from him and hopefully help him out in time.I'm really interested in the wholesaling part of this industry, but rental properties are beginning to peak my interest. 

The commute to Seattle/Bellevue (30 minutes non-peak) is certainly shorter than from Tacoma, which is now running out of fixer properties and seeing rent price explosions.You can tell a lot about comparative growth rates by seeing what the market value growth is in each county.