I literately use 17 tubes of caulk in a 650 sq ft apartment to try and block places for them.Rough trip down memory lane, but yeah.. you aren't the only one!

Most real estate agents aren’t well versed in transactions, so homeowners will be even less informed on how to handle the transaction. 

In many cities, I am seeing significant quantity of unit construction starting too take place and housing prices rising extensively.

You aren't done though.

My shorter-term goals aren't quite as lofty, because I know there is a lot of work involved to get there.

Others buy wrong and think that cutting corners will save them money.If you aren’t going to do your best in whatever it is you do, just go work for someone who can manage you and your work.It just makes it harder for the rest of us, especially with municipalities, who have bad experiences and penalize us all.

You aren't offering 8% interest, you are offering 16% interest

So just a quick check before you get excited about writing an offer on the property to ensure income limits aren't going to kill the deal... keep in mind that rental income counts towards that limit, so really you're limited to census tracts with no income limit (again, 90% of many major metropolitan cities).Here's my little "Why 6 year old biggerpockets.com podcasts and blog articles telling you to start with FHA are, as of 2018, wrong."

The numbers aren't really adding up for me.

Oh pristine never called me back so I dont know about them and premier aren't take any new properties right now.