With the overall market I was more curious to hear what people thought about the prices of homes across the country and if they think this will be more normal as we go forward.

I put in multiple offers before getting my current one accepted, but putting in that first offer made the REI and path to financial freedom feel more real.

The numbers are different across the country. 

I would suggest leveraging realtor.com as a "zillow-like" service as realtor.com is basically a cumulative MLS for every on-market listing in the country (with only data not available to the public filtered out). 

Is this a good direction and do you feel that haveing this information will start you on your investing path?

It sounds like you're on the right path in regards to education & shoring up your financial situation.

If their violation doesn't interfere with your life or business, leave them alone.As for your rent rate, you may have noticed rents are going up across the country.

But right now a tax strategists is probably who I need to talk with first and figure out the correct path to take.

So we would have to ask each and every commercial lender in the country this question to find out (there's over 8,000).  

I've got two paths to go down, both of which have many pros and cons. 1.