One doesn't have to "experience" something to be able to see the downsides, which most arbitrager's ignore.

I bought one in Rohnert park CA in 95 ish  4 acres for 27k that could not be built on .. but it was right behind a Home depot shopping center and there was a free way interchange.. took till 2020 but in 2017 it got brought into the city limits.. the Indians built the biggest Casino in N.

Dear Landlords,  As an investor, my biggest asset is my property. 

I've been looking to start doing fix and flips or Brrr in the past couple of months and can't seem to understand where should I start. my biggest obstacles that I'm facing are 1: Find a deal ( who do I speak with ?

Luckily, there are plenty of other markets in the country—in particular the Sunbelt—that offer similar cash flow potential without the downsides you mentioned.A place like Birmingham, for instance, may fit the bill here.

My biggest hurdle is resource constraints (admin / FTEs to handle renewals and payment processing) and budget cuts (which lead to more resource constraints).  

I am a part of New Western's team, we are one of the biggest wholesalers in the nation and I am happy to pitch it to our hundreds of investors.

In today's Wall St Journal- Fortune Favors Early Movers in America’s Property CrunchInvestors willing to buy buildings when everyone else is running scared typically get the biggest rewards.

after I closed my last (and biggest) deal of my career I realized the financial docs were off by 64%.

But us Skeptics are always on alert to protect our downside.