In Fayetteville, NC That is great but seems EXTREMELY optimistic trending towards unrealistic.

And while it's very clear by now that my initial assumptions in the beginning of this thread were wildly unrealistic, let's fact check them anyway, since I did sell my very first two investments from Year 1 of my ladder, one year in advance.Projected Year 4Invested: $400kDistributions: $32k (8%)Sale Profit: $75k (75%)Total Cash: $107kActual Year 4Invested: $400kDistributions: $23k (6%)Sale Profit: $32k (32%)Total Cash: $55kAnd the distributions aren't event remotely steady, for all sorts of reasons, including the fact that the deals that started this year only have a partial year to pay out and even then, very few actually hit their target the first (or even second) year.

hello fellow BP'ers,I am 20 years old and actually didn't go to college due to the unrealistic prices and uncertain ROI on my degree.

Am I being unrealistic?

I was told once that frustration and discouragement arise out of unrealistic expectations.

Does it maybe seem that sellers have gotten their expectations up too much lately and setting asking prices unrealistically high? 

I think 4k cash flow with 150k is a little unrealistic. 

That's unrealistic. 

@Theresa Minifield I do also believe the pandemic and supply/demand have had a great impact on prices and rent rates but in the next 3-5 years we will all hear more talk about how iBuyers and institutional investors have propped up real estate values to unrealistic and unsustainable levels.

That is plenty to start with, just don't have unrealistic expectations of home run deals with a modest amount to invest.Also one last question how hard is it to foreclose on a property and if so am I responsible for the back taxes.It is not hard for you, you just give the file to an attorney and he or she will do all the work.