All professions like to "hype up" there profession to make them feel smarter. realist ate investing is definitely one example.

He is all hype and no substance!

I would be working in the Metro Detroit area to give you some context on property values.I'm looking for realistic numbers, not guru hype or monster success stories.If my goal was $100-125k/year initially, what does that look like? 

Just a few of the basics of real  estate new folks don't find in the investor hype arena. 

I completely understand being worried about overpaying due to the hype but no one knows: 1) When the downturn will start and 2) The magnitude of the inevitable downturn.

Once you successfully complete these courses you’ll know that you are armed with the correct knowledge, and not some stuff put on the internet that may be good info or maybe just some hype by someone trying to sell something.An alternative is to take the Real Estate Broker or Salesman course for the state you reside in.  

S-corps are severely over-hyped.

If you can deal with the hype to go with it Lifestyles Unlimited has some meetings in town too. 

Most people who live in these cities which to live there and if you as many of them the media hype about the climate of both of these cities is actually way worse than it is.

What I mean by that is there is a lot of hype and fluff in the industry and really comes down to either having money to invest or knowledge to invest/offer.