BUT, this is all conditional on WHO your agent is, not all Realtor's are the same, 80% are worthless part-timers, that's the truth and reality and NO, those won't bring much if any value.

If you're interested in digging deeper into some of these options, especially in the real estate sphere around Austin or Phoenix, I'd love to share more over a coffe chat.Take care,PatTurning investment visions into REALITY in Phoenix, AZ - Ranked #1 for residential real estate growth and opportunity by PwC

When it gets down to D day motivations finally change and reality finally sets in.

Motivation is an emotional response to a circumstance, not the circumstance itself.Although the sensible solution to the circumstance of being in foreclosure let's say, is to sell their house, the reality is that the emotional response to being in such a situation is to find ways to keep their house, not sell it.So ibn order to find motivated SELLERS, you need to first understand what a motivated seller is.A motivated seller is not someone that wants to needs to or even has to sell their house.

Hi,People always talk about how they purchase a rental property, wait a few years for it to appreciate, do a cashout refi to recoup their initial down payment, then whatever they earn in the future is infinite return.But in reality, how is this truly a "recouping of initial investment" when you have to pay a 4.5% interest to take out the cashout proceeds (with $3000-4000 of closing costs on top)?

@Sam GroomsSam, I'm newer to this and don't know the difference between what I read and reality.  

However, remain engaged, make aggressive offers, and be ready to act when those offers align with market reality.

This may be how the new legislation was spun up in the media, but the reality will be different.

It's great you are wanting to invest and have investments BUT the reality is you have to make money to invest.

The short version: looks like it will cash flow on paper but in reality with repairs and potential tenant issues it won't, very affordable purchase prices (Indianapolis range is $120,000 to low $200,000 depending on the Class C area or distressed properties under $100,000, many times older homes with sewer line and foundation issues, stolen AC units (get a cage for the unit), Class C is volatile.