On a national scale the bubble numbers of 3% vacancy, 35% opex, and 4% rent growth is not sustainable long term.

Then as your cash grows buy rentals for sustained income. 

The two things required for that are 1) enough distressed inventory to sustain it and 2) price ability that allows for positive cash flow on the properties.

Check out this article I just wrote last week, and focus on #1 and #2- https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/buying-cr...There's cash flow as a requirement (or returns), but then there's the sustainability of that cash flow.

don't forget, you can have negative returns in real estate.Keep an eye on u.s. treasuries, as the benchmark 10 year is expected to continue to go up,and if the market is still intact after 4%, then you can feel pretty confident that this is sustainable. 

It takes 1 million to buy 20 acres and a home around me and unless your growing CA newest cash crop (marijuana) whatever you grow will not pay for the land so I need to come up with a way to sustain the purpose.

How did you guys sustain a steady income while starting out as an agent?

If you want to build a sustainable syndication business you need to build your brand to get greenfield investors.

I'm also in the process of finalizing my list for my first mailing so if anyone can point me to content or mailers that would resonate with mom-and-pop apartment owners, or any REIAs in Utica or Minneapolis, I would definitely appreciate it!

Chris Corbin s There are plenty of other owners that will resonate with the message that you can help defer gains and produce a steady interest income without the hassle of ownership that are motivated to sell rather than wait to die for the stepped up basis.If they don’t then a MLO is a good path forward because typically the heirs don’t have the same passion and are looking for cash and not property.