The education is priceless and the fact that you made those mistakes, realized that they were mistakes, AND make money in the end, says something about your future success.

Tampa 5 – 10 Years in the Future – Economic InvestmentAugust 17, 2018 By Jorge VazquezTampa is already considered one of the best cities to live in the U.S., with plans in place to make it even better.

I like establishing relationships with lots of banks so it's useful in the future.

Some will do the review for as little as $100 if you plan on using them in the future after you close the deal.

When I sit down with clients I will always discuss (1) their personal assets, (2) what their current investments portfolio and other business ventures before discussing (3) their future goals.

I am not needing more cash flow at some future time.

I would like to build a portfolio of BRRRR properties (SFH or duplexes) in solid B class neighborhoods with good schools and low risk for longterm buy and holds with the possibility of modest future growth (home value & rents). 

Well, it's definitely a lesson for the future on modifying contracts.

Good luck and much future success to you.

You mentioned the Cromford report and city-data.com which are good information for current or past data, but if you're trying to forecast into the future, you need to get involved with the data of where things are going to be developing in the future.