The risks and delays are why many no longer pursue tax sale properties. 

With clay you risk busting the tiles, or even dislodging one that has to then be excavated anyway.

Not crazy, but if that mortgage becomes $650K, $700K, $800K, you begin to feel a little apprehensive and need more interest in return for incrementally higher risk. 

The tradeoff for doing it all alone is higher risk and a much slower pace.

An entity that operates hundreds or thousands of apartment units has far less concentration risk than an owner of a few rental homes, whose tenants may all be impacted by COVID-19.Do you think Portland’s ten-year trend of positive economic growth for landlords will continue, or will it flatten out, possibly even declining in the wake of COVID-19?

Mainstream homeowner policies won't cover sober living because they don't account for the risk of multiple people recovering in the same home

I think it comes down to your goals and risk threshhold.

Although the market is a low cash flow market due to its very low risk being so close to Washington D.C., long-term holders who participate in the upcoming rent increases and leveraged home price appreciation will see a strong opportunity to create Alpha in the market.Deep Dive into the Developments.As you will see, there are many different amazing sub-markets in Alexandria to invest in right now.

Multifamily investors usually look to balance risk and return - usually picking either B or C neighborhoods to buy rentals in.

Of the remaining 25%, half are assuming risks inappropriate with the possible returns.