And yes, these low rates permit consumer buys to pay more for their homes, but they also are indicative of poor economic fundamentals elsewhere in the market; bearing in mind that if there was economic activity to be had, businesses to be opened, etc., then people would be bidding rates higher for the purpose of borrowing money to do all of those things.The BLS table here is good, but it doesn't appear to account for the military. 

Those jobs are on the rise as business try to figure out more ways to reach their consumers in the virtual world.

Single family is very difficult and time consuming to scale from a rental standpoint.

I should have used the word consumer in my previous post.

As you mentioned the return rate on effort can be very low, but just getting 1-2 deals could make your year so only you can determine what your effort/ labor is worthResearching each seller can be time consuming and potentially a waste of time if they don't want to sell.

While I have never filed a claim with them, they provide the coverage I want for cheaper than the consumer providers do, plus it includes 1 million dollar liability per property.

Hi BP community --New investor here with two immediate goals: establish my network and consume as much knowledge as possible before I make the official leap with my first property.

This will be costly and time-consuming, and you will still not have a house during the process. 

I have been consuming BP podcasts, reading, talking to a couple other investors and trying to hone in on what I want, but truth be told it has been a little intimidating and overwhelming...if it was easy everybody would do it!

4) How substantial of a job is the removal of a property and how time-consuming is it?