It took me 10 years and I had the benefit of starting when RE was cheap.A business has literally the opposite character: it's primary strength is cash flow.

Further, each party to the agreement must be gaining some benefit.  

And the benefit to all the chaos with the last two storms Is you should be able to negotiate a killer deal on a purchase right now. 

Quote from @Zachary Deal: A lot of investors utilize the BRRRR strategy in those markets as there is relatively high rents compared to the value of the properties!  

To me, safety is relative.

So the investment is relative.

My pleasure @Scott Rankin, looking forward to bringing everyone together to speak about some of the challenges that @Mark Miles brought up along with all the terrific benefits of investing in smaller markets has to offer. 

Valuable Network: One of the key benefits of Renatus is access to a network of contacts, which can be crucial for growing your real estate business. 2.

Quote from @Corinne Snyder:Hi Michael, my CPA will not allow me to claim myself as a real estate professional with my one rental single-family home rental property because I do not spend enough hours per year running it, therefore he won't allow any overhead expenses to be claimed; only expenses related to the property directly.  

Markets are relatively efficient and the strong cashflow days were 5+ years ago.