Even if prices appreciate moderately you could end up negative just taking into account the in and out transactions costs.

Given my job however, i have extremely limited time and the capital required would probably take me a year or two to save up whereas i can make downpayments on one or 2 SFH per year - i was targeting markets that would have less equity growth and appreciation and more moderate middle market mid-western cities@Kerry Baird thanks for the response as well!

Moderators, feel free to delete my vote if necessary.

[Moderator:  removed link back to website]They coach newbie investors on how to sell wholesale properties and turn quick profits.

If you already have 2.3M don't waste your time playing with real estate you already have everything you need to achieve your goal, just loan the money out or place it in a moderately conservative mutual fund and watch it grow.

@Betinna F.Over the years, my rentals have primarily been the "working poor and those with moderate incomes in Brooklyn, NY and now in North Carolina. 

If you want to give it a go, there are a number of things you'll need to understand moderately well in order to make some headway.

.- 1st Method: Focus on BRRRR on properties East of the 125 highway in regions such as Spring Valley, El Cajon, & La Mesa as these are moderately well priced in the SD area, have room for market growth (&loss, be cautious) as these inland regions fluctuate more than the coastal SD regions, and finally the amount of Duplexes & multi-family homes are more prevalent in these areas of SD. - 2nd Method: Riskier and heavily focused on Marketing to Condo Owners for Condo flips in Downtown San Diego.

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