But I'd argue that there are many people out there looking to house-hack and just get their living costs down by having a rental.

(Although I'd argue that if all of your stock is showing gains, then I'm not sure why you've lost faith in stocks, but that's a whole religious war that I don't want to get into).  

Then they'll argue with the neighbors about it.

If it is the former, you can argue that it impacts future developments.    

A business creditor can argue that the person who signed the contract is individually liable for performance because the legal name of the business was never used."

Yes @John Thedford, I do not argue that.

Now some argue that the government is infringing on your due-process rights by preventing you from trying to sell your property rights.

And I assure you if I was her agent I would be fighting tooth and nail to get her money back, I would be arguing on the other side of this coin.But blaming the agent or the seller or anyone else is out of place.

I would like to buy in that market now, but still have problem finding cash flow properties.You make some good points, and I will not argue that timing is important yet notoriously difficult to predict for appreciation in the short term.

Realizing that I adjusted my expectations to simply wanting to breakeven………..and now I’m willing to accept -$250/month of cashflow in the worst case scenario.While the numbers are important I would argue that the first two things that are more necessary to understand is your personal understanding/education & your criterion for investment.I would say that more then 75% of the battle is figuring out what you truly are looking for, and from there you can easily determine whether that is realistic or not.