Hey @Kyle Shepherd, welcome to the RE game.

Hi @Shaq Gordon,I think the best way to navigate a volatile market is not to try an predict the absolute "best" time to buy, but rather, look for opportunities that match your investment criteria and strike when you find it.Timing the market (whether stocks or real estate) is a fools game.  

You should put some skin in the game though so maybe you bring 10% to the deal.

I get the entire game, except this. 

Tough market to break into, especially if you're going for the student rental game. 4-person permits aren't handed out unless there is not another student home within approximately 10 houses, i.e., no more student permits in the good areas.

Now, more than ever, appreciation is a guessing game. 

The few success stories I have heard from within the city of Seattle specifically were with short term rentals, but that has become a dangerous game hit very hard by the virus.

It's a back and worth game with a magic number in the middle.

The mesh is usually rusted to hell and parts pretty easily.If you haven't done a lot of this kind of demo before, I think it's important for you as a DIYer to take it easy as you get into it and don't make it a game to see how large a section you can take off at once.

@Joe Villeneuve again I must say that you're right, now things fell in place after I have some understanding how this game is played and I know for sure that I won't be using more than the DP for my next unit.I will filter deals by positive cash flow per unit and maximize this value as much as I can.as I said before, I do long distance investing as prices are at peak where I live, I keep an eye on the market value nowadays especially due to covid-19.