We found it through our realtor on the MLS, we were able to negotiate the agreement down due to the slowing market, the time of year, and the previous owner's motivation to offload a vacant property.

Thinking how my parents sacrificed everything so I could get a solid education without having to work a day during college because I was nose deep in Complex equations  of linear and nonlinear thermodynamics and chaotic flows", and couldn't sacrifice the time to work while studying!

As I wouldn't mind a vaca spot away from a slow moving cold winter

There are two ways to go about marketing/advertising your business...You can go a mile wide and an inch deep, which would be marketing large scale such as blanketing an entire neighborhood with direct mail, door hangers, etc.

My company slows me to take the 1st contract with $100 escrow and not do any title work until I bring in assignment title.

Their list of investors is so deep and every deal is oversubscribed in 24hours.

Some are deep value add that won't cash flow for a couple years, some cash flow day one.

Outside of that the major hangups would be the main utilitie lines that you can see and a deep dive into your foundation.

I could see it slowing down after the ADU rules getting passed.

Slow slow slow and steady.