Sure, within the next 12-24 months there may be some great deals coming on the market at owners who purchased a bit too thin on the cashflow find themselves crunched and suddenly motivated to sell, but that's kind of irrelevant when you're looking to buy a primary residence which is a decision most people make more for the emotional/stability reasons than for the cold-hard investor reasons.Main question to ask is can you afford what you want.

I’ve been exhausted with my career direction and understand in need to continue a professional career, but am hyper motivated to learn how this will become my main source of income.

My guess is this is motivated by 3 things:- Travel and bookings have got to be way, way down.

@Sarah BrownI’ve always considered real estate but recently some friends of mine have started their journey to real estate and it motivated me to actually get started instead of just dreaming about it.

So you find a deal with a  motivated seller.

I love residential construction, and it’s been a dream of mine to start owning property and achieving financial freedom.

The distressed motivated homeowners are the ones that are harder to find but still possible.

Can i ask the seller (seller is motivated to sell, just dropped 10k) to get the units permitted?

First of all Mitchell, congratulations on your upcoming graduation, you are taking the first of many steps to achieve and pursue your dreams! 

I did and she is still a great friend of mine, very motivated and knows the area well.