If you are buying for appreciation, you are buying at a time where we just hit record high median sales price in April (slight decrease into May.)Now, all this talk of Orlando "cooling" is only looking at the increasing inventory, which is still below 6 months... prices increased four straight months to start the year before a 0.9% decrease April to May.

@Krystle Khoo - cozy is great and easyHemlane is cool if you want options for help with maintenance

Less cool cities within the Midwest offer a blend of cash flow and lower appreciation, several cities are noteworthy:Indianapolis, IndianaKansas City, MissouriMemphis, TennesseeIn 2012-2015, I bought 11 of these turnkey rentals.

This can also provide liquidity and steady income.6.

I currently have $100K in liquid funds and good credit with experience doing a handful of fix and flips and rent to rent medium term rentals.   

You'd want to have good FICO and enough liquidity.

That is pretty cool.

I’m just not sure if my first REI should tie up my money in a long term asset (appreciation) vs investing in a quicker ROI (fix&flip, BRRRR, wholesale, or simply cashflow)The typical down payment in Denver metro for single family is around 80k (which I don’t have in liquidity).  

I actually dont work virtually........I work WITH the virtual Wholesalers.....every deal ive closed was with someone that didnt live here in my market Oh ok cool that's good to know Kerry.

Very liquid market for flippers in the better neighborhoods/pockets.