Network Network Network (On the fourms, 1:1 coffee/lunch with local investors, agents, lenders, and in-person at local real estate meetups) - Here is local meetups listed in BP:  https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-real-estate-events-...1. 

I'll provide more context why it seemed this way below.I imagined the call would be an opportunity to learn about their section 8 process and opt into their email list.

There must be an inflection point somewhere, so I did some spreadsheeting and indeed there is a point where the expenses and income are such that the cash on cash return is the same for all given down payments!

I asked another agent to look into the neighborhood convenance as well to see if they would be an issue with replating. 

In that case, this would need to be an all-cash purchase and could be sold along with any liens, violations, or judgments against the property to be the responsibility of the purchaser.To your point, this is difficult but feasible.

If you can buy something habitable, and rehab it over time while you live there, that could be a home run of an investment when you look at your return on investment, especially if you house hack.Sure you may leave cash in the deal, but if you buy right, it could still be an extremely profitable and low-barrier to entry way to get into real estate.

Eventually, you’ll look back and appreciate that you took the leap, even if it felt a bit off-kilter at first, kind of like trying to balance on a beam after a strong cup of coffee.

For example if there is a Starbucks there, typically there can't be a competing coffee shop in the same plaza. 

Think of me like that old friend who can’t help but dish out stories over coffee; xcept my stories sometimes lead you to the kind of deals that nudge your portfolio from “just okay” to “damn, that’s impressive.”

I have another property I'm getting ready to close on that will be an Airbnb so it's a direction I'm going in as well!