This is a massive difference from the 15%-20% down that was required previously.

For someone who is just operating a property or two through a single LLC it would be hard to justify spending a massive amount of money creating an elaborate asset protection strategy.

I don't really want a massive real estate company.

Prime Day has a tendency to cause some difficulties due to the massive number of items with many different sales algorithms.

There are relatively new conventional loan programs that  allow as little as 5% down payment  on the purchase of an owner occupied  1-4 unit property so hopefully this helps conserve  your capital  This was a massive move for us when we bought our duplex in December.

Downtown has seen more than 6 billion dollars in re-dvelopment over the last 10y and now our freeway system is getting a massive expansion that should wrap up next summer. 

Unfortunately, ACs are not massive ROI movers, because people just expect them.

What we are seeing is a massive increase in the number of properties for sale which has resulted in more competition between sellers and more of a balanced market than we've seen in a long time.If we continue to have a high number of properties for sale and a shortage of active and able buyer's then we should have some really solid buying opportunities even if the overall market doesn't drop. 

Again, the tips you provided for evaluating agents was concrete, actionable advice.

This book offers a non-traditional approach to a mindset shift that is conducive to producing massive results.The Richest Man in Babylon also isn't real estate specific but reading this book multiple times on your climb up the financial ladder yields different perspectives.