Starting small with solid fundamentals and not waiting for the "perfect" deal was key to getting started.

Choose a location with low-cost homeowners insurance because they have the lowest risk of natural disasters: Insurance - ValuePenguinIf you follow the above process, you will now have a short list of potential cities that are very likely to appreciate much faster than others due to their strong fundamentals.

You also mentioned fundamentals.

I have this theory that basically the stock market can grow faster than the fundamentals more so than housing, reason being when people put money into their 401k or whatever they are just throwing money in, not looking at p/e or whatever, the stock market is in part just an index of Americans excess savings plus it’s a unstated policy of the government that stocks go up, where as housing people are obviously very very aware of how much thier monthly payments is/ how much rent is, plus it seems that is actually a push to lower housing prices at least relative to inflation.

Educate yourself on investment fundamentals and understand lender criteria, such as minimum loan amounts and property requirements.

Looking for a great balance of cash flow and appreciation in a growing market with solid fundamentals?

@Randy AchiTo start flipping houses, learn fundamentals through books, podcasts, and online courses, build a network, start small, and practice repairs.

Start with learning the fundamentals of real estate investing then vet a ton of different syndicators/fund managers.

Real estate is going to be more rate and supply driven, than election driven.Equities will be election spurred(in the short term) but fundamentally earnings driven in the near term.

Also, I don't like the use of more exotic structures/financial engineering which increase risk ( and aren't necessary when good real estate is purchased at a good price with solid fundamentals).