It's comparing apples to oranges, you literally went from a 5-day work week to complete remote work and housing as the #1 sought after target for any individual in America. 

Hi Audrey - you purchased at a ripe time and are starting to see the fruits of your investment!

It's tough to find deals that cash flow amazingly today - but it's very likely that 3-5 years from now the deals you buy today will be very fruitful!

Thank you for welcoming me into the BiggerPockets community, and I look forward to engaging with you all in fruitful discussions and collaborations.

Hey everyone,I'm Javier, from Orange County, NY (live in Middletown, NY).

As others have mentioned, consider borrowing from your 401k plan instead.For those comparing the returns from passive investing in stocks and bonds with active investing in real estate, that is comparing apples to oranges. 

At this point I am starting to see fruit.  

There are quite a few in Orange County!

I myself am looking into duplex/triplex MTR for traveling nurses in Orange county/LA area.

Thank you both for the input, the majority of our current buyers list has been achieved mostly as you all mentioned, just through organic networking and marketing but wanted to explore other options if they were proving fruitful for others.Instead, you all have confirmed what I already sort of thought.