Owning locally has helped me accumulate considerable equity with a relatively low initial investment.

While I'm thinking about it, there used to be a specific meetup in Greenville called the Greenville Equity Marketing Exchange or something like that.

There are a couple opportunities thats on MLS currently, and I am crunching through my math and it seems to work out well (positive cash flow, decent cap rate).Some key assumptions I hope still holds true today:  low vacancy rate in general. ~1000-1200/month for a room in a single family house / duplex. 

This has created a cash position and freedom that's allowed me to start my journey into RE. 

Originally posted by @Kyle Atans:@Anthony DooleyNot need to agree with, but the return on equity is always zero (0).

@Brett Henricks - I attended a large DST provider's conference last week, and asked around about Crew to other Investment Advisors...nothing remotely positive was said.

A good strategy might be to focus on long-term appreciation and equity building, especially if you’re willing to break even for a while.

Unless new companies create replacement jobs, the only remaining positions will be lower-paying service sector jobs.

Your primary has an incredibly low interest rate, and your rental (I hope) is getting positive CF, which means your tenant is paying it off for you. 

I would go on more podcasts but right now I can't take the time to do it with all the irons I have in the fire, but it is something I hope to add to what I do for the hope that I can help others learn that they can get out of their financial positions and life can be better.