The issue I, and many other folks living in expensive areas, face is the fact that it would take an insane amount of down-payment money to get started.There are many ways to be successful in this game.

You cut the hand off a Realtor the word will be out and you may not get any of them to deal with you, you'll cut your nose off to spite your face. I

a face to face is probably a good idea.

Face to face is always better.  

I’m not sure why LLs don’t understand jamming their rights in a tenant’s face is never successful if they need their cooperation at some point. 

If they can’t prove fraud the most you’d face is repaying the taxes you woulda owed anyway. 

But like you, I'm young and if I fall flat on my face, I can always go back to corporate life.

I have seen all kinds of technology touted as the new future only to fall flat on their face. I

The biggest risk I face is that politicians all decide to kill their reelection chances and dramatically cut federal government spending and send us into a deflationary spiral.

Some of you may remember my " Awkward first visit" when I went to meet my tenants, but instead was met by a half naked kid who promptly shut the door in my face. I