Most of the bad noise right now is about downtown skyscrapers and REIT or Syndication apartment complexes where they played short term versus long term interest rates wrong.  

Not a single one of the properties I was under contract for made any sense once the massive price increases were put in play.

If you’re newer to real estate, role-play scenarios with a mentor or colleague.

I focus on finding deals that meet specific criteria, and I always keep my underwriting conservative to make sure the numbers work even on a worst case scenario.Right now, my big goal is to land my first property, ideally 20+ units in Florida, and build a strong portfolio from there.

I don't think those are bad things and sometimes the personal decision for your ideal life outweighs the "conventional hold forever" decision.You have options, that's the best place you can be.

As an investor in a market where cash flow does not come often and appreciation is a bigger play, I understand your mindset. 

Ideally, it is something we can renovate ourselves.

I can't recall one ever sticking around to play it out.

Oregon saw it that way as well.. many folks got cease and desist using guru on line training techniques this just formalizes the activity and levels the playing field and gives both buyers and sellers a mechanism to get out of deals and or have a regulator step in..

Playing small won’t serve you or your family.