@Zach MatsonI think while the trend is cash flow, we've had a few long threads about how cash flow isn't quite the way to go for long term wealth generation, and it isn't as nearly easy as "they make it out to be."

Sold a lot of sneakers at the end of high school/beginning of college.

Deeding a property in their personal name to a LLC.Why, because you now have additional costs and are getting no asset protection since your LLC didn’t buy the property (and 99% of the time the mortgage is still in borrowers name).Other wasted costs tied to this is starting holding companies and all these complex entity setups to “hide” your name (side note unless you are a movie star or professional athlete no one cares about who you are or where you live.Ps not an attorney or cpa - Too much using guru's name for 'education' as if what they teach is not common sense/ common logic - become a FOMO, if STR is a trend then buy a house, if trend is BRRR then wanna do flips tomorrow- they dont do proper DD, and always want to sue someone when thing doesnt work or it's their basic mistake

Columbus has experienced significant appreciation and this trend is expected to continue in the future.

Don't worry about being in a trendy market if you have a desire to be in a certain place over another-- there are successful real estate investors in every part of this country.

Although in the last few years, many markets have seen 15%+, this trend is an anomaly and certainly not standard procedure.

In this case, affordable and cash flow mean basically the same thing, which is why your trend is from bottom left to top right.

The better you know the city: the schools, the areas with high crime, what’s becoming trendy, where the new developments are going and which malls are closing etc.... the easier it is to know whether a property is a good buy or not.Regarding what to look for in a market is sound fundamentals: a strong economy, jobs, population growth, jobs, new construction (but hopefully not outpacing demand), natural geography, climate, desirability, solid unemployment rates, jobs, high household incomes relative to home prices (affordability) and jobs, but mostly jobs.By those metrics I think Seattle looks good, minus the affordability factor.

When you line up a great deal the trend is on your side.

HOI is a pain there right now, and it's hard to gauge where the trend is going.