If my site falls off the map like someone claims it will, I will lather up in baby oil and force Keith and Andy to wrastle.

I can feel people saying "but drill-baby-drill"....

Often times that expense synthetically wipes out positive cash flow while you own the property.

Investors see headlines in the WSJ or Bloomberg talking about syndications loosing money and investors having significant parts of their retirements wiped out and more news that most of the short term debts mentioned above are expiring end of this year and early next, making it seem like the worst has not yet come.3.

The category 1 investors  buys in stagnant markets where they likely feel as if  they are running in place  and the inefficiencies of owning SFH's wipes out cash flow

Track record means ALOT to me and understanding how they underwrite the deal, experienced investors understand underwriting, now thats not to say they do not have a bad deal, but you typically do not have to worry about the entire deal getting wiped.  

Id say it sounds like your position is about to get wiped out.

I also get baby bonding through CA, which is paid family leave, and I plan to use this strategically to spend more time at home.When I buy the starter home, based on my calculations, I'd be saving around $6-7k per month.

If you have kids or pets, flat painted walls absorb stains, sweat/slobber, and are difficult to wipe down without damaging the wall. 

One is a traveling nurse who is only there between jigs and the other is a husband, stay at home wife, and a year old baby.