Perhaps if your time horizon is in the next 3 years, you might get a little scared because anything can happen over a "shmedium" time period like that, but as an investor with a long-term (30+ year) view of the market, I see plenty of opportunity!

It's not for everyone due to long horizon.

There are alot of tricky situations like this on the horizon given the circumstances.Thanks in Advance!

IF your time horizon is 2-3 years, I wouldn't buy in Dallas, if your time horizon is 10 years,  Its a great time to buy.IMO its tough enough to find anything here in Dallas let alone trying to find it from a distance.

A big factor is the horizon on much of my portfolio is 3-6 year exit.  

Most of the longer term experienced people here have seen this strategy burn their friends and themselves, others believe that over a long horizon appreciation from current levels is a safe bet.

Each step you take reveals a new horizon.

Buy and holds is more passive with much longer time horizons.

I still tripled up my money in ~5 years, so don't shed a tear for me :)Personally, I don't feel that this is the right time in the RE cycle to hop on the multi-family bandwagon ... it appears to me that particular wagon is getting loaded up and crowded with dumb money at the moment, which means that lots of good deals may be on the horizon, but not today.

Say your lender has an investment horizon of 5 years, amortizing the loan at the same rate your payments would be $2,700+ monthly.