I found them to be incredibly overpriced and focused on fears that are likely never going to apply.

Trust but verify" is one of the fundamental rules of successful RE investing.Caveat: if you have an incredible, proven, trustworthy team of boots on the ground who you've worked with for many years and through many deals, and they've never steered you wrong--in that scenario, I *might* take their word for it...but, most investors (esp. newbies) don't have that type of OOS team in-place.

There are definitely paths in RE that can produce incredible returns.  

PM teams should be adding incredible value to your overall business plan.

If some one gives you paper work for a service animal they just got it off the internet. 

Everyone was incredibly neighborly, it almost felt a bit like traveling back a few decades.

All of these programs require good, secured Internet in the laundry room.

I'm aware of seller financing as a possible option and will be on the lookout, but it certainly dramatically lowers my deal pool in an already incredibly competitive market.

As we all know, the housing market in Los Angeles is incredibly rough.

Borrego Springs had an incredible super bloom this spring.The Salton Sea area has an air pollution problem from chemical spraying from nearby farms and the town surrounding the sea is very run down.