Also start looking for deals to see if selling would beat what you are earning now, if it does not then hold till something good pops up. 

A brand new building with commercial space on the first floor could mean new restaurants, shops, and businesses for the neighborhood, all of which would mean the area would become a more desirable area to live, and your property price would likely benefit as a result.  

They'd rather hear that spending $1500 +++ per month on marketing and committing valuable time will lead to closing flips earning net profits of $50k - 150k per deal, even if it absolutely ridiculous.Can SOMEBODY make $50,000, $150,000 or $1 million per deal on a quick flip in real estate; SURE they can, the higher amounts are rare, but do happen.  

investors holding a note secured by a assisted living facility will require an interest rate of 9 - 14% depending on desirability of property and strength of operator/borrower.  

We have some properties in LLCs but it is always because our bank has required it not out of our desire.

Takeaway is having at least 1 medium term guest will yes have lower rent potential but less headache and helps stabilize income.Gross Earnings: $2,200Expenses: $75 supplies (we clean ourselves, takes 10 minutes, and it's right upstairs no biggie)PITI: $2,700We paid $800 including utilities and any little repairs needed to live here.When we move out, we expect to cashflow around $500 a month conservatively.

You get the benefit of 2 years+ of appreciation, tax free gains, protect yourself from buying in a crappy neighborhood because it looks good on paper - you're going to live there...the best test for a good investment location is if it is a desirable place to live - and your risk of running out of cash is lower because you can take your time.

Although I did learn a little and met some awesome folks I feel as though I learned more from this website and other free resources on the internet than I did from what I found to be an outdated home study course and this extremely high-level Three Day Seminar.The seminar I found to be 10% focused on education and 90% focused on selling the coaching programs that are designed and intended to guide the recipient to earn in upwards of $100k/ per annum in investing.   

So finding the cash flow you desire will be far more difficult.  

In particular, in desirable areas, for permanent/good financing, often 25% down doesn't cut it.