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OK, it was quite dramatic for my first deal 1/2 done.

I've noticed that rents are much more stable across areas here where the retail purchase price swings more dramatically over the same region....so there can be a sweet spot at lower value properties that likely will not appreciate much but will have much stronger GRM and NOI. 

I am liking #1 because it won't be a dramatic shift for her going from a  3/2 SFH for 4 years to a smaller 2/2 MFH,  Dream house would be more so in the 450-500k range. 

I’m 6 deals in and my life for the past 2 years has been nothing but high debt for periods of 4-6 months and dramatically cutting my living expenses.

You will see that things can go the other way very dramatically. 10 years ago there were people on BP asking if things will ever go up again.Some people can become overly focused on taxes because they are annoying.

Now the prices are going up dramatically week by week and I feel like I regret my decision.

Sounds like your being over dramatic about it .

When homes appreciate dramatically, rents lag behind, comparatively speaking.

Even with good credit, the lending dynamics have changed so dramatically, you really need to get multiple options.