Comparing the volume of qualified and 'active' buyers this time of year with last, if there is any impetus to act, they will likely be competing with one another for a small uptick in available inventory. 

The last one I just traded in and the value was just about what I had paid for it 5 years prior...

Cleveland, Ohio is a great market to focus on for cash flow and specific pockets have gone up 2x and upwards of 4x in the last 5-10 years even!

I really just want to start learning but dont know where to go to self educate to start learning the language, strategies, and processes to start growing my knowledge so I dont sound like an idiot on the phones.

The market's pretty packed these days, and prices are getting pumped up with all the short-term rental hype.I've snagged a few spots in Ybor at half off during a sale, fixed them up, and they've been solid on Airbnb and VRBO, even as corporate rentals, for the last three years.

Last week I closed on a seller finance deal in Longmont CO.

LVP should be lasting longer than carpets, so if you're going through them quicker, maybe you should consider tile in the entryways.

And how are you feeling overall the city is doing over the last week

We'd been expressing wanting to partner on a deal, but need a little more education on our options.As background, he used a VA loan mid-last year and intends to stay there for a while.

Last year my wife and I made the BEST decision ever to fire our 3rd party property manager and create our own in house property management company for our 131 rental properties!