However, that didn’t stop us from securing a tenant for you (with a two-year lease) in less than 2 weeks from the date the property was placed on the market during a global pandemic.

I have had instructors for global business classes that have worked for over sea's companies.

Career is in global real estate Fortune 500 company.

@Randall Alan Thank you for your reply,I really appreciate your emphasis on keeping my W2 job, i do make good money here for my age and will make even more once i graduate from college.

Emphasis on the new residents part.Why Investors May Accept Lower Cash Flow:Long-term gains: Though lower cash flow may result in less immediate income, the substantial appreciation potential can yield significant long-term returns.

Some lenders (emphasis on "some") will let that be your equity component for construction loans.

I plan to hold longterm and rent by room MTR/LTR, but assuming vacancies and at least 2 rooms occupied, I'll be short $2k-3k most months until rents follow the upward trend of home prices in the area or my monthly decreases.I understand the huge emphasis on the cashflow-focused approach on BP, and that following appreciation is a gamble.

Less emphasis is put on those features that impress a retail buyer who is easily wowed by vanity touches: the coffee islands, the gas fireplace insets, the hot tub in a cramped bathroom that looks good but that chops off the leg room for the toilet. 

We live in pretty unique economical times, and of course, we just had a global lockdown due to the pandemic!

Housing market in other way around, is more influenced into hyper local supply-demand market rather than global aconomy and index; making real estate is very niche business to enter.