If you are looking to be an investor then I would suggest you don't be an agent that is a poor mans game and it will make it way more difficult to find deals. 

And right now, homeowners across the country are sitting on record amounts of it.Here’s a look at how that equity could be a game changer for you, and why it’ll flip your perspective from “Why would I move right now?”

I'm new to the game but I have been prospecting for deals for a while now.

This decision often comes down to a simple numbers game.

That drive is what sets apart winners in this game. 

Cash flow is a sucker's game.

This is a numbers game so you may have to take an aggressive approach towards negotiating several deals before one of them actually works out.

Spending too much time on analyzing one deal will put you out of the game on too many other ones...

If appreciation is not there, however, it seems like a potentially long waiting game to see if your $60k investment today returns anything meaningful in the long run. 

That's why I'm asking for more opinions from people who have been in the game longer.