Purchase price: $175,000 Cash invested: $35,000Buyout property that needed significant upgrades to bring to rental market in 2022.

I'd be interested in any insight on the Sacramento market, esp. from investors in multifamily.

Sit back and wait for the market conditions to flip to where those strategies would work for me, or adapt to the current market.  

Purchase price: $417,500 Cash invested: $37,575 We weren't super happy with anything we were seeing on the market, so my husband and I had just started writing letters and looking off-market... until we saw this property.It'd been sitting on the market for months, originally listed around $550,000.

Of those two, I actually like the first one better because you have a competitive advantage to that market and the amenities you could provide.

While Colorado's market can be challenging due to high prices, exploring suburbs like Colorado Springs or Pueblo, or even considering out-of-state markets in the Midwest or Southeast, can open up better cash flow opportunities.

They are experts and an incredible local market resource.

Nashville is a ridiculously competitive market.

I would keep it at "reasonable market rent" (whatever that means).

Partnering makes sense in this market as it allows us to split the risk and maximize returns.My goal is to close one deal this year and scale from there.