and to be clear - no, there is no obvious / effortless / low risk way to put funds into something RE-related with no experience and easily beat savings or CD returns right now.lots of folks thought there was and got burned.getting in right now requires patience and money. 

Invested in CD's or a money market account?

Think Chase, Wells, US Bank, Key, and Everbank - plus any regional players in your market active in the multifamily space.If you're looking for a value-add rehab / bridge loan - try both bank/cu's and private capital / hard money lenders.

The numbers noted are from the mid 80's when Nolan Ryan I believe became the first baseball player to make $1M.

Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, and Red are A, B, C, D, and F, respectively.

If you walk away with anything, put it in a CD or HYSA until you're ready to make your next purchase.

Today many if not most (50.1%+) rental properties have a lower cash flow on downpayment (new purchase) or equity (existing property) than a bank CD.

I played baseball at the college I am trying to rent out so I spoke with the coaches and they will recommend players to live at this house.

Five Pilllars realty was a key player for this project.

Would be a shame if the Colts find out their drunk player started a fire and does not want to pay for damages :)