I believe most of the economic activity and business environment in NC is more sustainable than Houston, given Houston's general exposure to oil and petrochemical prices.I'm looking for IRRs in the mid-high teens.

Real estate investing has gotten so sexy, that people just want to do it because it seems like what rich people do & it's cool now.

Barrier to entry is much less than traditional real estate.Affordable housing (mobile homes) is not sexy to most investors, so less competitionAffordable housing (mobile homes) is more appealing to many than apartment living because they have a sense of ownership with a mobile homeMailbox money with great ROI for little upfront capitalNo headaches of being a landlord because I'm the bank the end user is responsible for maintenance, utilities, etc.

What happens if we go back towards the Carter days when interest rates were up in the high teens?

I guess that stuff doesn't have to look HGTV sexy to make massive profits.

My question is why is Apartment Investing the SEXY one out of the Multifamily Housing category!

Started helping my dad in rehabbing my family house and other small projects since my teens. 

But if you are doing this because you want to do “something” in real estate, starting this from scratch wouldn’t be worth it and you’d be so busy just trying to compete to stay afloat you won’t have time for those sexy deals that got you into RE in the first place. 

It isn't sexy but it is the smart play in this situation.

Do I ask this agent for enough time to tell me about all properties individually (remember, the number of properties is in the teens)?