- There's a logical reason when/why activity will pick up...wait for it...

If you walked up to Michael Jordan and said, "I want to learn sports" he would walk away.

There are a lot of active agents in Columbus on here.

I'm actively working through this process somewhat now so I can roll funds into a bigger boutique hotel project.

In the meantime though, I'd try to just actively build your platform here on Bigger Pockets and just casually connect with people. 

Also, are you actively tracking the two year outcome of every "wrap/subject to" that you do, or are you relying on hearsay about outcomes?

I always check active rentals to see what the competition is currently looking like for if a rental were to go live that month too.

If I were you, I’d consider chatting with a property management firm active in that area...SlateHouse Group’s name comes up in local investor circles now and then...just to get a sense of what rents are really doing on the ground.

If these groups are significant, it suggests there’s pent-up demand that could enter the market when one of two things happen:Rates Drop - Rates fall to levels that allow more buyers to qualify for the homes they want.Buyer Expectations Shift - Buyers realize that 5% rates aren’t coming back soon and decide to move forward.Based on the increase in activity I saw in Sept and Oct in my business, when rates hit low 6s, I'd say my market has plenty of pent-up demand. 

So this is a new one for me... Listing price is at 130k and agent mentioned that the seller has wiggle room to drop the price. However, there is a mortgage on it with about 80k left, is it even worth trying to still g...