If you have a good team in place to walk you through the process, you will be golden.

Make a low ball offer.   

If the answer to all three is Yes, I buy.And let life unfold.I have NO IDEA what the ultimate return will be….NONE….And neither does any other investor if they are honest…..most crystal balls I find are broken.But if one acquires the property is a solid long term manner based on fundamental investing principles and is never forced to sell…History indicates the long term trajectory of price and rents are up.In my experience, real estate follows cycles……. 6 or 7 years of a bull market, 1 or 2 years down (though the up is always larger than the down), 1 or 2 years of flat which then sets the floor for the next run up.

I have connected with a couple of agents, and I am excited to get the ball rolling!

@Henry Clark mentioned snow balling too, can either of you elaborate?

Nice @Michelle Golden Champ ! 

Normally a letter by an attorney to the Attorney General regarding that kind of fraud gets the ball rolling.

The CFP® certification requires rigorous study and hands-on experience, which you seem prepared to tackle.I've been in the financial planning field for several years now and currently teach aspiring CFPs at Golden Gate University.

I don't know if this is worth pursuing but I feel like they've really dropped the ball over and over.

I don't have a crystal ball so I don't know the answer, but I would suspect at some point over the next 3-5 years the interest rates will come down again.