Not sustainably.Agents spend too much energy trying to predict what’s coming next —rates, inventory, buyer sentiment, seasonal shifts.But here’s the truth:The only market you can win in is the one you’re standing in.What worked last year may not work today.What might work six months from now is guesswork at best.You can’t build a business on forecasts and “maybes.”Top agents succeed because they focus on the present:• the buyers who are active now• the sellers who need solutions now• the strategies that work right now• the opportunities in front of them todayReal estate is not about calling the future.It’s about taking action in the present.No need to try and time the market.Start learning how to work WITH it.

But, you are just playing a sales game.

Rather than saying "Help me brainstorm ideas on how to better market for properties I can invest in" you should do something like "I am looking to find properties I can invest in.

For those who’ve been in the game a while, have you ever actually gotten a full replacement payout?

Quote from @Daniel Bullock: Im new to the RE game, so this might be a basic question - what’s the usual timeframe private investors expect to get their money back?

Whether financing  a home or investment property the cost to get in is a lot less costly getting in if you occupy. 

Absolutely, Steve private money has become a real game changer, especially in today’s market where speed and flexibility can make or break a deal.

One unit that I’m living in is already renovated as a mini split new floors all that.Hi, I’m looking for ways to increase the value of my four family without displacing tenants to do renovations.

I've been investing in RE for 6 years part time and have very recently left my six figure career to pursue this full time with a wife and kids at home so I'm all in.

I think it's all about what type of tenants you allow in.