History shows that when the government prints vast quantities of money literally based on nothing, that runaway inflation will be the result.

I refuse to sacrifice quality for quantity.

In many cities, I am seeing significant quantity of unit construction starting too take place and housing prices rising extensively.

Work your way up in quantity that will ultimately allow other people budgeted and paid for Property Management Company running the daily operations and you are responsible to manage the management company without having to come out of your own pocket.I have heard that it takes about 30 units before you can afford a management company as a regular expense that property will pay for. 

It's a sign that you are willing to move to make your first investment.What you should do while you are dealing with your first investment is to learn about how to recruit investors and/or Partners so you can start purchasing apartments but start off small and work your way up in quantity as you learn. 

you can start on a "small" apartment complex then increase your quantities. 

From a practicality stand-point, using a local lender who is a known quantity in the area can help strengthen your offers in a still competitive market.

It's difficult to research cost of concrete, earthwork, accessibility and quantities of workforce that are so detrimental to their region.

Truly, appraisals today are better than they ever have been.That said...The two major advancements are the quantity and quality of data now available.

I want to get to a point that I am comfortable with the units I have (i.e. they are the right ones, in the right quantity, and will provide sufficient income when paid off) then work on paying them off.