Despite the cold calling & mailers (which have been getting responses, just no solid deals yet besides a few who are interested in selling for astronomical prices and other people calling back and telling me they're looking for more properties too!

Really depends on what you mean by returnsYou can be a syndicator or average joe who raises money and put 0 or very limited capital into the project and your returns can be astronomical But if your talking about in general investing with your own capital it will likely be the ones with more time invested like flips when you get a great deal on the buy side.. 

Even with the risk of negative cashflow, as long as it's not astronomical there are ways to combat that in any market. 

If a property owner is unable to manage this lower-priced, less professional contractor and communicate effectively with him/her, then the total cost (financial, emotional, psychological, lost time due to inefficiency, etc.) of the project can be astronomical.

Hey all, I'm looking to refinance my property in Brooklyn - it's been 10 years since I bought it so my interest rate is astronomical compared to today's options.

Grant is based in Miami, where real estate prices are absolutely astronomical.

It's a far simpler and faster process than buying yourself, though you're not going to get astronomic returns due to the buttoned up, passive nature of the investment.

Here are some additional details.Type: duplexPrice: $250,000Down payment: 25%Interest rate: 3.45%Year built: 1994Rent: $995 per unit (both are currently rented with a long term tenant of 4 yrs on one side)Property management: 10%Tax amount: $1,880Insurance quote: $1,392Condition: good, no renovations neededAnother thing to note, I compare real estate income to the safe withdrawal rate that I can expect from my stock/bond portfolio (which is about 3.5% after taxes), so the cap rate and cash on cash return don't have to be astronomically high in order for a real estate deal to work. 

Hey BP- I was reading a Bloomberg article about the Canadian housing boom (link below) and how the boom is getting pretty incredible in length and magnitude. The article made the observation that everyone has an inter...

Lender had BPO done February and came in astronomically high.