Sure, some absolutely have benefited, S.Korea is a fair example BUT, one can argue it would just be "Korea" today if only MacArthur wasn't planning a run for President there after and ignored Chinas warning and offer of peace to stop with all but total victory, instead pushing to Chinese border, pulling them into it and literally loosing the entire north....    

@Victor Vella @Josh Gregory sorry pet above forgot to tag

My partner and I debated entering this SEO program for about 6 months due mostly to the fact that in another business he runs he purchased SEO services as part of a total internet marketing program - spent $80,000 and said he do not gain a single client.  

I think "up and coming" can be a total crapshoot.

Total still owed $13,600 (rent, late fees, legal fees) and $550 for the locksmith.Place reeks of pot, she had her adult son, who by the paystubs left behind only made $152 a month and spent his days laying on the couch (which reeked of pot) smoking and playing x-box (abandoned and power supply cut up). 

Total return used to allure me but no more.

Two of the rentals are located in the mountains where it snows and have large decks, they are very high maintenance so I’d like to get out of those if possible.In the three SoCal houses total I’m now looking at 703k equity (Split among the houses- 162k, 204k and 336k).

STOP looking at this BS ABCD area thing, totally useless.

Yes, seller financing is another approach to reduce the amount of cash invested, which pushes up the total return (or IRR). 

Total Active Listings: 2,349 (up 17% over last year)Total Pending Listings in the Last 7 Days: 248 (1% down from last year)Total Sold Listings in the Last 7 Days: 139 (1% down from last year)Average Days on Market: 40 (vs 36 last year)Average Sales Price: $359,167 (vs $335,323 last year)Number of Price Reductions in the Last 7 Days: 688 (vs 606 last year)Sales to List Price Ratio: 97.6 (vs 98.83 last year)Number of Expired Listings in the Last 7 Days: 152 (exactly the same as this time last year)Number of Agents: 8,518 (150 less than last year)Interest Rates: About 7% (vs 7.875% this time last year)Key takeaways: We're seeing more active listings and price reductions but less pending sales, resulting in a shift from a seller's market to a balanced market.