I think that it will, however, have another dead cat bounce or two, will go down into the upper teens again, before this is all over. 

I have dreamed of owning real estate since I was a teen, and never really knew where to go to begin. 

They are looking for some sort of down payment assistance to reduce the upfront costs A few of the banks and lenders that most independent mortgage brokers are signed up with offer 95% LTV at that price range. 30YF rates aren't super sexy ("No PMI!"

Not the best positive cash flows and not as spectacular of return as reno-refi ideas but the total return projection seems pretty good in the low to mid-teens, relative to the work required. 

Yes - you are selling high so you are going to buy high but given the fact that you have $125-150k of equity and down payment money in the deal, you can easily use that money and purchase a 3-4 unit in the secondary B class markets of Boston such as Framingham, Lowell, North Attleboro for $650-750 with income that hits the 1% rule and with cash on cash returns in the teens. 

I was worried I would make a deal that wasn't as sexy as the other investors in the room and Brandon would never ask me to be on his podcast.

It was only 4 teens around the same age though.  7 to 19 is crazy!  

It's not a sexy industry.

Not as sexy of a topic, and definitely can be confusing, but would HIGHLY recommend making notes on the things you don't understand and research them! 

May not be as sexy or lucrative (until recently) but sometimes boring is the better option.