Quote from @Keith Watts: Just starting out and excited to be here...

I'm going to exclude my personal residence from this because I don't view this as an investment, I need a place to live.Excluding my primary residence my current breakdown is 47% real estate 53% stocks/cash. 

I’ve done some research and have found that some banks will allow the seller finance portion from the seller to go towards the down payment of the loan, is that true?

If you have a focused plan and prepared questions you can learn a lot in an hour. 

You can learn something from everyone" is my motto. 

Aside from my opinion, do the research, what do the #'s say.

I hope this helps you have a better understanding. 

I have no investment experience, only stock market and IRA’s, but I hope to learn a lot from professionals on this forum.

i am adjusting my strategy and going to try to keep expanding my funnel.I don't think @Russell Brazil is saying to go out and blindly buy a terrible deal... just that no, the ship hasn't sailed on Boston (as I don't think it has either) and RE remains a good investment.happy to continue to dialogue... hope this helps

Hey Eylon, Id love to jump on a call and go through this and your analyzing more.