Are you seeing the pattern, because I am?

I was a registered nurse and thought "this is your next step" following the same pattern as most Americans.

See the pattern here. 

It definitely illustrates for me a difference in the buying patterns of new and seasoned investors, and kind of confirms my thoughts on the matter.

All my purchased have been the traditional 20% down of my own cash and conventional financing.....nothing creative....a pattern that will never allow me to expand at a reasonable rate.....My biggest issue...... there are so many ways to do REI....so many avenues....so many opinions.....so many options..... that I get overwhelmed on what is the best plan/approach for MEFor example.....I'm in CA, so I've considered OOS, turnkey etc......tons of posts and info on here that says its a fantastic way to expand my portfolio....and just as many that say its all "smoke and mirrors" and in reality its a rip off disaster..... great..... so which one is reality...no real answer.....My biggest goal in 2018 is to just narrow my plan down to a couple of options and focus on those....but I'm still having an issue doing that since there are so many options....I think I fit into category #1.....

See a pattern?

I'm sure any dog would probably pee where mine did even if I did get it cleaned, or maybe just start the pattern all over on their own!

But eventually, somewhere between Deal 1 and Deal 100, patterns will start to emerge.Finally, call up those local wholesalers who don't suck and discuss your observations with them.

@Mike DelavantiHi MikeI actually was daydreaming thinking about this very subject today driving down the road in central Iowa.Personally I'm ruling it out and here are my reasons:Risk which breaks down into:Regulatory - zoning could change, traffic patterns may change, Appreciation Risk - what happens if something changes and/or you're not in a strong position to get out of the deal later on - at some point depending on your time horizon you'll feel like you 'need' to sell to get out from it UNLESS you have a strong development / etc capabilities.....

Just wondering if anybody has had a longer track record with the homepath deals and has a sense of their patterns for these 60 day listings and over ?