With such low rental yields, the return on investment (ROI) and cash-on-cash (CoC) return are negative when factoring in mortgage payments only, not including any other factors.In this market, it seems almost impossible to make a profit using traditional rental property investing strategies.

this is mission impossible.. although you might have some fake lenders approach you looking to steal up front money from you.. so be careful. 

Unless you monitor regulations full-time, staying compliant is nearly impossible—and a single mistake can cost more than years of property management fees.Properties don't pay rent—tenants do.

That will make it near impossible for most of those people to buy any time soon.

Musk seems to be all too alone in arena of innovation, chasing the impossible into "done". 

If you're a new investor, it can be close to impossible to get people to back you.

The market is scarce, but they are not impossible to find.

Also, achieving the 2 percent rule in my local market is near impossible but could be achievable elsewhere.Thoughts?

Quote from @Haider Tiwana: Basically impossible to find opportunities in Cordova / Bartlett these days.

Well I purchased the power flipper program during my research as a newbie getting into real estate and I will tell you that while there are some informative modules on there, the program is set up to limit you in the way you find and submit deals, thereby making it virtually impossible to make any money back. 1.