But, if something doesn't change in the economy, they will fall behind on credit cards, then mortgages, and things will begin to fall. 

In my opinion, the Flock success has nothing to do with their performance but with the general overall US real estate economy.

I’ve been down that road, and the constant manual updates get exhausting.

I want to limit my risk as not knowing where the economy may be going. 

We are less susceptible to economic down turns because everyone here is a GS-15 married to a Booz Allen contractor and they will keep getting paid by the government regardless of what happens in the real economy.

This will probably be unpopular but you should save for a few more years even if you save enough for your down payment, if you are exhausting all your savings, you will struggle with any unexpected repairs.

We have walked away from several properties while looking and still do it today so I understand the FOMO or exhaustion of looking around trying to make something work.There will always be another place to check out.

Houston – High rental demand, and with its diverse economy, there are strong opportunities in growing areas to balance those rising property prices.2.

This growth cannot be guaranteed though, since it all depends on what happens in their respective economies.

Soft currency, hard currency, it’s equivalents and commodities (natural resources)From there, For local economy cash flow (spending money where you live), you’ll probably get into real estate and local business cash flow activities and it’s deviations