On my day job, I work on- web programming, e.g. integration a payment system, CRM system- data analysis, data visualization, modelling, etcThis is not an ad.

Again, don't see anything fundamentally wrong with either.For me personally, I'd probably reinvest.

Any luck finding the spreadsheet or the #BPInsights web page?

Is there a fundamental disconnect between me and the current RE market and is anyone here investing in Indy more optimistic about potential forced short-term appreciation than I'm current seeing? 

As @Dave Foster  said, each asset class needs to be evaluated with an understanding of the technical fundamentals that matter, AS IF you were purchasing those properties outright.Questions like:Were the properties purchased at the right price?

The MO here is to suck you in with the promise of cheap money, obtain an up-front fee, possibly your personal financial information, and then disappear.Private/hard money lending has exploded, so there’s no reason to take a chance with strangers you meet on the web.

Our results imply a fundamentals-based explanation for the recent increases in housing costs over speculation or financial factors, and that the evolution of remote work is likely to have large effects on the future path of house prices and inflation."

The safest advice for you, Nicole, is to stay off the web and find your lenders locally.

While you're there, drive into surrounding towns and neighborhoods to scope out for future reference.If after awhile, you can ascertain you have a trustworthy PM and that your market fundamentals in that area continue to be good, you can feel good about adding to your position by buying another property in that area.

Fundamentally it's all driven by supply and demand, everything else is just noise.