I figured now is a good time as any to build wealth and put all my knowledge and experience to use! 

This minor dip suggests there’s a bit more room for negotiation.Median Time to Contract: Homes are taking longer to sell, with a median of 35 days to contract compared to 26 days last year—a 34.62% increase.

This small decrease suggests there’s a bit more room for negotiation.Median Time to Contract: Homes are taking longer to sell, with a median of 27 days to contract compared to 19 days last year—a 42.1% increase.

During that time they supposedly found a leak which was beyond the scope of the maintenance  and i had to pay a plumber to come in saturday morning while the guests were there. thats on top of the "deep clean" which cost $300 and was somehow done in a couple of hours. 

If some of you think now is an awful time to do this (re: interest rates) I'm open to being told to wait as well.

This consistency shows a balanced market where buyers and sellers are finding common ground.Median Time to Contract: Homes are taking a bit longer to sell, with a median of 28 days to contract compared to 27 days last year—a small 3.7% increase.Median Time to Sales: The total median time to sales decreased by 2.8%, from 71 days to 69 days.

Setting up automatic payments for recurring expenses or using online bill pay services can help ensure that bills are paid on time and reduce the risk of missing payments.Overall, the key is to establish a consistent process for tracking and managing expenses for each property/entity to effectively manage your funds and ensure that expenses are properly allocated.

Im a former Marine and long time business owner but new to real estate investing.

It may look like you are overpaying on it on paper but if you buy nice product in nice locations you will appreciate and be well occupied at the same time in my experience.  

It yields a higher quality clientele reducing the risk and these areas typically appreciate better over time.