Not worth it!?!

[Daniel Coley O'Grady]

As a newbie, I was excited about the prospect of getting into real estate investing. I have several hundred thousand to invest, but I am simply not finding any worthwhile deals after looking at hundreds of potential deals in various cities. 

Why would I invest in deals with a 4-6% ROI that will cash flow a couple hundred a month (if I'm lucky) and go through the trouble/risk of property ownership when I can get similar returns from other completely passive investments with practically 0 risk?

Pretty bummed out!