You talk of suffering for another 40 years, though with some sound budgeting I imagine you could create huge wealth in 10 years simply through saving.

If I were a landlord, I'd have to suffer tenants, and there are laws about their rights.

Who would hope for millions to suffer so that they can make a gain?

And you will suffer the consequences - you may blame the tenant, but it's really on you for not training them.

The big expense and in my opinion crazy overvalued big markets like Seattle, Issaquah, Bellevue, Tacoma and other surrounding popular markets suffered.

I think they both have their place but suffer the same kind of fate: short seasons.

Being in the real estate industry primarily its most often that I'm required to jump through many hoops just to get affordable financing and I was surprised by the fact that for many years I had to use my personal credit just to build my business and it always bothered me that why would I need to be suffering from lower than desirable credit scores and debt for something that had its own business entity and needed to get its own footing established.

Yes, it's expensive to suffer closing costs on the acquisition loan, and then refi 6 or 9 months later....but it's not a perpetual deal.

Frankly, I'm surprised that anyone is able to make a living with the sheer number of people in the game right now down here.You have to remember that these five counties, especially Escambia FL were hit really hard in 2008-2012, so it's encouraged a very aggressive market for investors during the recovery.My own feeling is that too many people are now trying to flip in our area, margins are suffering, and the amount of available stock is being split too many ways.If you head north to say Escambia AL then your problem becomes value of properties, there just isn't the rental market, and its a poor county compared to the other 5 I mentioned.

Books, forums, and podcasts are very helpful, but I am suffering mores and more of paralysis by analysis.