A lot of rentals do not produce any significant cash flow the first several years….. 

I got through each of those, and that home has produced a solid income and is nearly doubling in value.Good luck.Matt

REITs own and operate income-producing real estate and pass on profits to investors.

Without rent growth or appreciation, these purchases produce terrible return.  

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Every time you buy a house, take any cash flow it produces and add that to your pile.

Links to your three other posts on this same topic so readers can see what's already been discussed:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/61/topics/551577-backyard-homes-produced-in-chinahttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/617/topics/551580-china-built-backyard-homes-socalhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/61/topics/537480-tiny-homes-produced-in-chinaThis sort of house is an interest of mine, though I'm more interested in building them on-site with a 3D printer and local materials.  

Consumer mindset, they've never been business owners with a producers mindset.

Geo leads) seem like a walk in the park.In sum, you want to focus on income-producing activities (lead generation) given the fact that you don't have much time in the day to spend on RE. 

But every day investors buy less than desirable property utilizing high leverage debt at high interest rates producing high risk of negative cash flow and built in negative equity.