Still had to pay the buyers agent (who was fantastic to work with and earned more than her fair share), and I didn't realize how the tax proration was done, which cost me a few grand more than I expected - didn't even realize it until the closing table. 

Appreciation is fantastic, but it's not something you can count on, so just make sure the numbers work without counting on appreciation.  

July, August, and September were fantastic months and October is shaping out to be strong as well.

You have found the right place to learn a ton about real estate and connect with some fantastic people.

@Stone Saathoff wow, that’s fantastic for them.

It's derived from something, but it seems that that "something" involves a lot of coca and a tipsy buyer-base.Taking it all in view I tend to think that while the past 5-10 years of broad-market index based investing has been fantastic, it is not wise to think that it will continue to operate in the same way. 

Hey @Mike SoofianSounds like a fixer-upper house hack, which is a fantastic way to get started.

@Jeffery Gibbs that’s a fantastic purchase.

Galveston is a fantastic location for short term rentals.

if you have enough time scour the used websites like let-go and Craigslist and there are many others like Facebook Marketplace is fantastic in my area New York City people are constantly moving in and out of New York City Apartments these are high-net-worth people and the deals are truly unbelievable you just have to be available quickly sometimes to get the merchandise however the savings could be thousands of dollars per unit so don't discount those types of places my first rental property I bought everything new five years later I bought everything used and I don't regret it.