@Ethan Evans That's a good plan, I've always thought about that approach, but recently very curious about that the long term sustainability. 

You will blow your returns out of the water real fast.On the other hand, if your plan is to scale up - and fast - then finding a "better" market may be the way to go, and having lower returns because of the small scale for the first year or so may be worth it, because you will be able to build a sustainable business model over time.I'm in Ramot - pm me if you want to meet up and talk in person!

Drawing on my background in interior design, I bring a unique perspective to creating spaces that resonate with potential tenants.

I think he can get rents close to the mortgage amount ($2500), he thinks more like $2000, but my point to him is even if he sustains a loss of $500 a month, he could do that for about 12.5 years (150 months) before he will have sustained that $78,000 loss - and in the meantime he will have (most likely) had appreciation on the house, and depreciation and business loss against earned income for all that time,  So I think he comes out way ahead. 

.), and you will need the cash flow to sustain the asset in the meantime.  

Their contracts can net them a pay rate that is 2-4x what local nurses make, and it's not a viable financial model for hospitals to sustain.  

Until we bought our first home and I saw what the market is capable of doing in the good times; that is when it began to resonate with me finally.

Hence, why they are now able to lend at those lower rates because they have excess money but that begs the question, how long can they sustain going that path when they are paying out more interests on savings, CD's, Money Market, etc. than what they are lending out. 

Your seasoned advice resonates deeply with someone like me, who is relatively new to real estate investing but eager to learn and grow.Your emphasis on leveraging the BiggerPockets platform and the importance of thorough research is duly noted.

Finally, there is no large developing middle class, big path of progress or mass tourism, which are the biggest factors behind a sustainable rise in property prices.