It's tough, the rents have gone up so quickly over the last few years that rentometer has had a tough time keeping up. 

While the "narrative" is good, the devil is in the details, and I see this as more of a black-box than an open system.We work with a couple other larger operators besides BAM, but in short my only complaint is the detail in the reporting, especially in tough times.

Wow, that’s such a tough situation - I can’t imagine how frustrating that must be!

.: Thanks for the replies I totally understand you can not eliminate risk 100%I was just wondering if there was a safer way to handle this. 

They are well known and are very tough markets to find deals that pencil out. 

Go to Omaha and Sioux city tomorrow for inspections and client meets. 3. close new loan with my bank unsecured ( those babys can be tough to get).4. get my mind ready for 9 grandkids at the house this is the toughest one :)  Patience 5. firm up goals for 25 solidify my new clients that I have gotten in Q 4 24.

Unless you are starting with a huge amount of cash, that is going to be tough.

Whether you are going through tough times and need the 'validation' to stay on track or if you aren't getting the results that you desire it's important to go back to 'why'.

Not having a payment gives you patience to select good tenants and opportunity during the tough times when others are freaking out from vacancy and racing to offer better incentives to put a body in their place.

I agree, shorter-term plays are tough in the current environment, and patience paired with a strong strategy often leads to success, unfortunately this is a strategy that a lot of real estate investors don’t really have the experience and the patience to follow.