I only got 2 people from there and they both seemed a bit shady.

Follow the advice you have been provided by great people and real estate legends below, especially from the likes of @Jonathan Green and @Nathan Gesner and you will buy your first rental property within the next 3 months.Goodluck.

People will always vacation.  

Many people / and or agents really cant do simple math.

most people don't know and this might get me in trouble. 

Some people make 4x the rent but squander their income on eating out, drinking, car payments, etc.

I strongly recommend against people buying real estate with zero money.

@Mitchel Johnson Welcome to BP and I wish you the best in investing..Usually people start by going to local meetups and building a network of trusted people to get their feet wetHere is an examplehttps://www.meetup.com/find/?

What have any of these people done since the high rates?

Thankfully I have no property in NY.I loved this quote which shows just how clueless people are about housing issues:“Housing instability is at the root of so many problems facing our city, such as exacerbating homelessness and hunger, failing to meet our children’s educational needs, and undermining public safety,” said the CWTU in a statement.