Yes, you might see a nice fat 2% Rule property, but what does that mean if vacancy is 15%; or turnover costs are twice what a B property would be; or if property managers charge 12% instead of 8% because your building is so difficult to manage. 

Again your ROE is currently ~1.84%, it’s like a fat slob sitting on the couch.  

told wife someone stole my trailer, she said call sheriffs office,  I went to look at the video, the week before  there was a little fat guy that looked very similar to me. driving my truck that drove off with it. 

Fat forward to about 3 weeks ago.

Now I just have to trim the fat here, and cut this out over there, and save as much as I can, and scrimp and save, and cut out all the creature comforts and after like 10 years, I can retire! 

Investors when deals are fat want to hoard deals.

If it doesn't generate fat piles of excess cash you don't buy. 

You can gain equity but you want to outpace inflation.Many buy in these areas and others for the appreciation more than the cash flow.If I just keep up with inflation I feel like I am just spinning my wheels.The 50k houses in Atlanta the investors were probably sold a bill of goods.We have properties here that sell for 4k to 6k in the war zone areas.The nice properties in great areas are gone in a day or two.These companies then out in a tiny amount of money and resell for a fat profit to out of town investors.Home buyers to live in your area will pay a premium.Have a broker/agent research the MLS.Has there been any solds within the last year even close to the price you would need??

The north side fades differently then the south side, so in a few years you can no longer match the color because you end up with eight different shades of colors.I am not sure if this can be avoided by using a very light color like white or almond, but it is one consideration.What color will wear the best, and the most abuse resistant? 

Media often presents us as rich fat retired on a beach white guys (real estate publications don’t help this nor do blogs like BP with headlines like “Retire in 12 months with $1,000,000!”