Of course I only invest locally so I am able to keep a pretty close eye on the places I get.

The market is still strong in my eyes. 

I have fresh eyes and am not afraid to invest some sweat equity.

@Will FraserI will keep my eye out.

I really wanted to house hack but finding a good deal that allows subletting is pretty much non-existent although I continue to keep my eye out. 

I've been exploring the fascinating intersection of philanthropy and economic development lately, and it's been eye-opening.

Go in with your eyes wide open. 

I ended up hiring one of my LTR tenants as a house manager to handle all of the cleanings, turnover and provides my local eyes and ears.  

Goes further than the eye can see.

Being appraisers, we are familiar with estimating "cost to cure" of deficiencies, and we know useful life of short lived items so we can build seller credits into our offers that will help mitigate monthly costs to us for reserves.We are going to take it slow and steady, as I said, with an eye on returns that may not be spectacular but still rival the stock market in a sector of the economy we know well.Thanks for the encouragement @Dave Meyer!!