Personally I would ensure that the numbers were correct, this includes making sure there is no artificial inflation due to this current market. 

Most of all, not needing to wait 8 - 10 more years to quit my job.My initial goal was to purchase at least two properties by the end of the year, but the housing market we live in is extremely over-inflated and seems very difficult and risky to invest in right now. 

You could be and likely will be paying an inflated premium for that now in most cases. 

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I know that's not possible for another year or so as there's likely a lull in data collection but I feel there are a lot of evictions going on due largely in part to inflation and the lifting of eviction moratoriums.I bought three properties on the same block in late-2021 (and one of those had my 2022 eviction) and the other two properties on the same block (SF homes) have different owners and both evicted so 3/5 properties on that block had an eviction. 

Inflation is at 9%. 

The June 2022 numbers from the Austin Board of Realtors shows the Austin metro market continuing to cool and stabilize in response to high inflation, rising mortgage interest rates, record high home prices, and rumblings of a recession in the US.

Now, the FED has make it abundantly clear that they'll keep raising interest rates aggressively until they can bring back inflation below their 2% target.

There's too much uncertainty between foreign affairs, inflation, domestic affairs, commodities, oh and inflation. 

So if they fix inflation the return will go down, though not instantly.