Looking at broader economic indicators, the data also speaks to how things are vastly different in the national housing market than in 2008.

What are your broader goals in real estate?

Looking at broader market, agree with @Elias Camhi as rent growth are minimal for 2K+/month properties as they are buy to live kind (e.g.

This is as opposed to a bank, which would generally offer a far broader suite of services.

I'm using move in fees in Chicago still, we will see what happens in the broader Cook County.

I'm keeping tabs on the GME Short Squeeze and the broader affects on the market.

The U.S. economy grew at a lackluster annual pace in the final three months of 2020 as a record wave of coronavirus cases stunted our recovery, pushing out the timetable for a broader rebound until later this year.

My question is...should I invest the equity in multiple properties using a portion of the 200k as down payments and build a broader portfolio of properties or should I look for just one quality property in that range and pay cash?  

Are you out there walking/ driving for dollars to find the mom and pop operators who aren't listing or connecting with the broader network? 

In a broader view on how to deploy your cash towards rentals, by far your most effective use of cash is to put as little down on multiple properties.... which is another way to say: “financing properties far outweighs outright cash purchases when it comes to ROI on rentals.”With money so cheap right now, why tie up $150,000 on a property when you can get the same rent by only having to put down $35,000.