Also, connecting with local investors at meetups and events - super valuable!

This is a good idea and one that will be super valuable long term!

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Just because rent prices jump up, doesn't mean a tenants budget suddenly gains flexibility to handle that change. 3.

Cash-flow is great when you're looking to scale unit count more aggressively and appreciation is better for steady long-term gains and wealth building. 

Meetups and Facebook groups are good spaces to accomplish that.By reading the replies already posted here, you are already gaining a lot of knwoledge from experienced people like Jerryll, who explained another side of motivated sellers that I ever thought about.

Of course the listed price may not be the actual rented price, but by tracking several listings for a while you can gain a better understanding of the market. 

While it's been an okay experience, I haven't felt like I'm gaining the knowledge I hoped for; if anything, it feels like I'm moving further away from it.

I know there is alot of experience investors out there, so any help is valuable and appreciated.

Management experience can be especially valuable; I've had lenders that were particularly eager to finance my deals because of my extensive property management experience and ownership of a property management firm, since I can demonstrate competent real estate management skills and understand how to maximize profits on an asset, large or small.