Quote from @Carlos Ptriawan: while S&P is performing way better, single home appreciation is doing good, so they're quite resilient even during recession.

(Only if you are SERIOUS about real estate as your wealth/career vehicle.)Make sure you join a brokerage that is large, established, and has a reputation for top performance and excellent training.Once you learn the basics and get out into the field to see the state of the market, you'll learn the price points and be able to know a good/great deal when you stumble across it.I have made some of my best (most lucrative) buys from meeting with a seller who wants to list, and when we discussed the price, I knew it fit my parameters, so I bought it! 

How consistently has it show that it can be profitable. 

Taking financial advice from people who have made a life of consistent bad financial decisions is never a good idea.

The lower entry costs compared to other markets, plus lower taxes, make it great for consistent cash flow.

Staying consistent is the key.

Hi all! I’m a real estate investor based in Indiana. My husband and I primarily invest in long-term rentals here. It’s a solid market with a median home price around $250K and a rent-to-price ratio of roughly 0.8% (po...

Will add though, that a good PMC will immediately alert an owner about what their property really is and the expected challenges.Unfortunately, a decent portion of the time we do this, owners either don't want to believe the Evaluation Video we send them or decide to sell.realistic expectations of performance through different asset class's is key to happiness  

Or it could be that the recipient inadvertently dropped the email (it happens).But if two-way communication has been established and you’ve found that the sponsor is consistently slow to respond, that would be cause for concern.  

Every other month it was spot on 12% return.Having said all that, I am currently experiencing some lag in performance with their new AHP Servicing fund which just opened to new investors November 2018.