From looking at comps in the area that was sent to me...all properties have been selling in the low 100,00 which is what they bought it for...they have made minimal upgrades and I would still need to do a lot of cosmetic work to make it worthwhile...so Im not sure why there is such an increase and its supposedly went into contract twice and the deal fell through both times!

I took the equity out of my home to buy a duplex in Oklahoma City, which fell through, and I don't have enough to pay for the ADU.

The exotic room was designed around an elephant lamp I fell in love with at a thrift store.

Well your CAPEX for several years is snapped up in one fell swoop.

The original offer fell through and we were awarded the deal.

The country was not doing so hot to begin with, you can see that because every time the Fed tried to raise rates the country was having none of that and the stock market fell, as well as buyers getting mortgagesIn my opinion the system is being propped up because it is election year.

I then stumbled upon Brandon Turner's Rental Property Investing book, and I immediately fell in love with Real Estate.

The majority of tenants I've had over the years would not be considered conservationists by any stretch of the imagination, so if we had a high water bill, it fell on me to find the problem...or pay a plumber $125/hr to find it for me.I never will forget the time I opened an $11k water bill for a 70 unit property.

I know the financials are sound, however I'd love to have someone model the business and be able to answer questions like "What if conversions decreased by 25%, or the market fell 20%, how does the business model look then?" 

I'd also be picky, don't settle just to get out of rent increases, find something that really provides significant value to you.I rented for a long time, I was a landlord (out of state) while renting, then things fell into place and I was able to buy something that would of never been available as rental.