It's certainly not a stretch to think that investors are starving for investment vehicles in this crazy low-interest rate environment. 

I purchased a 2 family 3 years ago, the one side the tenant had been there for 30 years, i was not going to displace them from their home, which they were worried about. they were paying $800 / m which is below what i could get for the property, but they loved living there, they take care of the property and look after it. after talking with them I did raise their rent right away to $1000 and they understood, but have not raised it since then. there is some value in having some tenants there that love to live there and look after the place, even though i have a PM that manages the property, it is worth that peace of mind to me, especially since the property is 3 hrs away from me.

I offered him $1000 cash for keys to move out peacefully and he agreed. 

Being in a rising interest rate environment (they just raised rates again yesterday and forecast 2 more this year) it's generally not the best idea to tie cash up in CD's. 

FIBI prides themselves on having a no-sales-pitch environment and everyone I've met at the events thus far have been varying in experience and very helpful.

I work in the I.T. field were daily, weekly communication is the key to working in a remote environment.

My point being it is a difficult environment for everyone (except sellers), and to illustrate, a syndicator I have been following (wellings capitol) has given up on multifamily for now and switched to self storage after a history of insisting they would not do self storage!

We add value to the people around us by providing a healthy and supportive environment through an abundance mindset. 

Example Property:Physical Occupancy: 60%Economic Occupancy: 100%TOHs: 70POHs: 30 (mid-late 2000s models)GI Lot Rent: $360kGI POH Rent: $162kPublic S/WExp Ratio: 40%How are you approaching these properties in today’s environment when it comes to valuation? 

Today's environment is different, but there's certainly ways to avoid pitfalls.