You have had a wild ride, and I’m glad you shared it with us.  

I don't think many of the new ones will be able to just ride out with the cheapest price strategy.  

That means anything you do today can haunt you into Nov 2025.Just do things in a legal fashion and avoid the rush of complaints coming down the road in the future. 

People don't seem to mind the short uber ride into downtown

This might rub some people the wrong way. but in my short home buying history, the realtors i have worked with have provided paper work and a way to  get into the house for viewing. other than that i found the house through friends texting me or riding around or Zillow. 

Real estate on leverage has worked for people every time except GFC, if this happens within next 5 years then can be in trouble, but make sure you can ride a huge downturn.  

Call me old fashioned but a good handshake and eye contact are everything.

The "Youtube" culture of gurus were able to really ride the wave of what was 2010's where you could get lucky pretty easily.

In our 15 min ride to get tacos, with 2 others guys my age, he asked what type of retirement plan each of our employers gave.

If the government is going to say you can't file an eviction for unpaid rent if the tenant applied for rent relief, then they need to put a time limit on it and get the paperwork processed in a timely fashion (eg give them 30 days from when the paper work is file until they are given the money).