Fast-forward to now, and they’ve seen consistent returns while still being close to everything San Diego has to offer.In hindsight, leveraging direct mail campaigns and off-market deals also proved to be a winning strategy for some investors.

I've always worked for myself and didn't have a ton of support so I was not able to prove my income for quite some time due to doing my taxes wrong or not understanding how things work.

The Building Inspector insisted that I prove to him that the garage slab had the proper steel (rebar) size and spacing.

Hey, Looking to start a good discussion for new investors. I see a lot of first-time investors told to start with a single-family rental. I find this to be a huge mistake and poor guidance. I believe anyone starting (...

Came up with a little mental "que" or montra if you will the other day while driving to help me through those tough mental days, and wanted to share...."

Quote from @Andrew Steffens: It is tough to find positive CoC but not impossible. 

There are some great deals this time of year and the over inflation of small multifamily can be tough to get a deal. 

I recognize it is a tough RE market with many challenges.  

However, it does mean forfeiting the deposits which is tough to swallow. 

Just seems to reflect the reality of generally tight market conditions across most of the U.S. currently, tough to find higher returns.