I'm seeing the same actually - however my clients that are coming in with < 10% down are still aware (thanks to education from me and their lenders) that they'd need a bit more for closing costs. 

@Vi TranTo grow real estate investments, evaluate your financial position, set investment goals, educate yourself, develop a solid business plan, finance your next investment, search for properties, analyze potential deals, consider property management, and execute and scale.

And it would do people good to run down the rabbit-hole of research and education to gain comprehension to comprehend it, what it means.

Second, the brokers who perform these are often brokers with a lot of time on their hands, so the pool of brokers are the LEAST successful and newest brokersThird, the brokers are not educated in the proper METHODOLOGY to perform a valuation.Look, if you as a broker run some comps where the subject property is a SFR in a “cookie cutter” subdivision and the subjects age, style, amenities, condition, are similar to the comps being used, you’ve got a fair shot at a pretty accurate valuation.  

EDUCATE YOURSELF - yes, it will take time, but will lead to a selection that better meets your expectations & avoids potentially costly surprises!

@Travis HospTo start a successful real estate investment, leverage your VA loan, build a savings cushion, find a reliable property manager, and continue your education.

I do on the retail and development side,  Sad thing is MOST realtors and plenty on the lending side are not educated in the space. 

I had another tenant, a woman with an amazing job, high education, credit better then mine, was very clean, we knew mutual people in the neighborhood, the worst ticket she had was a parking meter ticket..Anyways, I thought I found the greatest tenant in town.

Hi Latif, I will be the first to say that I'm relatively new to this, but have spent the last 6 months deeply educating myself through local RE investing clubs, Fortune Builders, BP and other blogs and podcasts, and many books.Generally speaking, the only house I'd recommend paying down is the one you and your family intend to live in for the next 10-20 years.

Books are a great way to learn about topics and how to generally do things but the real education is going to be in the field.