impacted their investing.I am interested in getting my real estate license in NC and figured it would help me better understand trends in my area as well as giving me access to the MLS, in addition to retaining the closing %s instead of paying those out as has been discussed in several podcasts.

Don't go in hoping to get lucky, but also don't wait until you hit the winning lottery numbers either.So long as you can weather the storms and any short term down trends getting in the market is going to be your best bet.

@Prash ManoharI have no doubt that HEB, Costco, and Wholefoods, etc. all study demographic trends to determine if it a particular region would be a good fit based on their expansion criteria.  

#1 trending post on BP for ya: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...i assume they don't want to move out and are also not paying. have you seen the condition of that unit?

I would suggest you speak to property managers in the specific area to get to know the market trend and if your deal that looks good on paper is actually a good deal.

Average days on market for a rental is 17 days and its trending downward.

We are finally over 200 available homes again, so hopefully, this is a trend we’ll continue seeing.

Taylor,Based on market trends in our area, FMV of the property will be $88k-$93k without any improvements.

That’s precisely what I’ve done and noticed the 10% rule trend.

The other trend I"ve seen a few times recently is short term rentals where our clients are leasing a property and being the main tenant and then sub-leasing (with landlord permission) as an air bnb.