Do you think the appreciation has even kept pace with inflation? 

Grow wide first, then deep (pay off)- your little expenses add up fast

If I ordered one today, how long would it take to arrive?

They are a great crowd, and networking was amazing.I just finished the self paced course and just got off the phone with them concerning the Gold and Platinum programs for mentorship.  

As unit count grows there is an arch of risk exposure that grows, crests, then starts dropping very fast.

Working with the family friend who knew very little about investing set us back a bunch but once we connected with like minded people and discovered house hacking we were put on the fast track.  

If you want to be mentored your best bet is to go work for a company - most CRE is not a single individual and CRE is fast moving and things happen fast and you can't structure a "follow me to learn" without working for someone 

Kody, you need to investigate the Pace Subto group and pay to get in. 

The seller was interested, but I got busy and didn’t follow up fast enough.

You'll find stuff on the market, you have to be fast.