And to find the killer deals is like finding a needle in a haystack.My experience tells me that probably 30 million people have spent at least some money over the last 40 years to learn "real estate investing".

Sub $1000 per month rent capex is a killer.

@Kevin GrinsteadObviously there are agents out there that are killer marketers and negotiators and will get highest dollar, but what is the run of the mill agent that puts my property on the MLS doing for me thats any different than the flat fee guys?

I own my own home and I rent a small apartment in the small town where I work because the commute is killer.

You'll still lose money, but hopefully without actually paying out of pocket.Then you take your VA loan and your 30k down and buy a killer quadplex where you house hack 3 units and live in one. 

“The no growth policy is a community killer,” Amos said, noting that the policy shift occurred about a year and a half ago.

Fees are a killer.

. - most new investors don't realize that there is plenty of money available to those who have a deal - so they fall on the sword of " I don't have the money to invest"   - on the surface  this can be a real deal killer for the uninitiated. 

I feel great about this home, it's under market, it gives me a good start on house hacking, it gives my wife and kids a complete place to live with minimal work and the location is killer (by a college, 5 min from downtown, easy access to freeways but private streets, the list goes on and on).

And although my wife will be a pharmacist, I won't have a huge amount of seed money to throw at this (student loans are a killer).