exactly  chris the business does not have enough GROSS cash flow to sustain itself or in another words rents are not high enough.. although if you can break even that's not the worse thing is you can throw a little at paying down your debt each month and get them paid for low value rentals should be owned free and clear to make any real spendable Net cash flow

Although, it is achievable and sustainable by reading, following successful people, having mentors, going to seminars, and building up your empire one rental property or front door at a time. 

And when that happens, the value comes back down and jams up everyone else on the block who thought they were going up only to realize the overpayment prices were not sustainable and it comes back down.So many people are buying RE now as a flex and ignoring signs of bad investments.

All of my previous properties were basically self-sustaining after I put in the initial contribution for purchase.

serves as a much safer investment, guaranteed return, and supports sustainable and community growth... 

This current bull market is not sustainable. 

@Angela Yan AirBNB has some nerve... can you believe they are going around bullying and suing cities/states to change their law to avoid them sustaining economic injuries?

Personally, I subscribe to the belief that as a young, ambitious hustler that sustains a high savings rate and invests systematically, that I have a far greater chance of compounding my returns and seeing outsized yields on my own business (real estate) right now, in the prime of life, than I will by allowing my investments to grow tax-free in index funds inside a Roth or 401(k). 

@Michael Le The SECs intent is not exactly to regulate the suicide rate due to an investor sustaining an investment loss.

With your curent steady income, you are used to a certain  life style which you cannot sustain if the steady income stops and you wait on houses to sell to make sporadic income .. 800K in retirement is not good enough if you want to maintain your $200K comobined income lifestyle for a long time.