If there is a crash, I can ride it out and continue to rent.

But if I wanted a particular type of food or really anything (product/service/experience), I know I can go out right now and walk to the corner and get on a 24 hour train (about $115/month unlimited rides) to a special spot that is waiting to serve it up and will be full of interesting creatures large and small.  

If you are interested in possibly investing in the area, I'd recommend you taking a ride over there and driving up and down EVER street in a certain radius, that way you'll be able to get a kind of feel for the area.

Wholesaling on the other hand is hailed to new folks as the no/low money way to get into it.

I still have a ton of stuff to learn in this ever changing market but am excited to ride the wave of adventure that comes with real estate investing.

If you read this thread, there are people who think I should immediately evict, some think I should partner, some think I should let it ride...

I'm a general contractor who's also interested in real estate investing but I'm mostly preoccupied with getting my own contracting business off the ground so if you want a licensed contractor to ride shot gun with you when you get to the due diligence stage I'll help you out with home inspections totally free of charge for in property in Winter Garden.  

(Business experience but not Real Estate experience, except the one SFR) Areas of interest: Most areas within 30 - 45 minute ride from New Bedford MA (nearest large city) including:Westport, Dartmouth, Freetown, Lakeville, Myricks, Fairhaven, Middleboro, Acushnet, Rochester, Carver, Mattapoisett, Marion, Wareham, Plympton, Plymouth, Halifax, Plymouth, Bourne, Kingston, parts of New Bedford, parts of Fall River. 

And I don't think impeding a  tenant's comfort/temperate choice should over ride costs. 

Sometimes you have to surf through the madness to get to the goodness (lol) and what a ride.