Also don’t forget that real estate is local in a large part.Aside from the speculation resulting from people buying more because prices are going up, real estate  prices have kept going up at an unnatural taste as there FED has brought interest rates to rock-bottom levels.

We always use white...it looks very clean when showing, is easy to clean and patch and you don't have to worry about matching the color down the road which is a pain...no one has the same taste in colors so it is not worth making a splashy statement in a rental...at least in my market.

In my area I really only see 1 baths in most 2 bedroom rentals, but in new construction it certainly makes sense to build to a prospective tenants tastes and needs.

As a practical matter college student loan debt is a weird animal, as you have had a taste of in your own experience, many people incur it in pre-adult phase when they weren't very responsible (don't ask me how I know!) 

It's all too speculative for my taste, personally.

This left a sour taste in my tenants mouth about dogs in the home I believe.Currently, with the two rooms rented out, I am paying total out of pocket less than what I was previously paying for my own apt so I'm not pressed for income.

There are folks with nice tasteful tattoos, and I know folks in the military, law enforcement and even judges with tattoos, but they don't have the anti social jailhouse ones. 

So I agree on Shanequa sit down with forks, spoons and be prepared to taste the deal is worth it or not.

I always mention that I am small time, local and doing small and tasteful work.

I have been investing in Fundrise for about a year now, i started with the starter pack, and slowly moved up to the supplemental plan, It is and was my first taste as to being a ''real estate investor'' It a great platform, so far I enjoyed a 10% return on my investment for my first year.