AT END OF THE DAY, the risk vs reward is HEAVILY risk weighted for sellers in this environment where more then 75% have current rates of sub 4/5%.

I'm not advocating getting rid of Realtors because most of them are worth their weight in gold.

I'm looking to build wealth for the long term. being 22 I my big why is early retirement and being able to travel. my focus is definitely cash flow and any appreciation is icing on the cake. my first instinct Is Columbia md because it does have plenty of jobs with high population (and growing slightly, I think around +1% growth). the cool thing is the owner/renter ratio is 60/30 30% of the housing market being renters. it has great 5 out of 5 star schools and a vacancy rate of 3.9%. now those are pros in my eyes. some cons are the houses are old the average being built in 1979. they are also a little on the expensive side. a good deal to even consider would be 200k. also high hoa fees.Now is this an opportunity market, do the pros out weight the cons? 

It's pretty tolerable but I'm trying to gain weight and it's hard when I walk routes every day.

Reading and studying is great to get started, but ultimately you'll need the right connections which will be worth their weight in gold if you find the right people or cost you if you work with the wrong people in this industry.

Debbie, the severely obese tenant who stopped paying 3 months before moving out, broke the toilet seat with her weight, and then filed a lawsuit about the broken toilet seat thought she was the best tenant in the world.Every bad tenant I have ever ran across think they are the best tenant in the world. 

So, although it is likely a good thing to know/keep in mind, I wouldn't put too much weight on it when making your decision.Again, don't hesitate to reach out!

Once you have multiple options that can meet your needs, then you get to weigh these options in what you want... whatever option has the highest weight should determine the best possible choice for you... at that point, it's worth doing the risk analysis to help compare this risks associated with each option and take that into consideration before making a final decision.That said don't rule out the parts of these decisions that are more right brained, intuitive, creative, and sometimes seemingly crazy to everyone else.

The type of person who is on Section 8 is the type of person who is a lazy leech who refuses to carry their own weight through life.

We are hoping that this means the income approach is a little bit more heavily weighted for appraisal purposes.