Do your own due diligence etc, BUT, there is a never ending stream of newbies with stars in their eyes after watching HGTV who are one of the larger drivers of this rapid price inflation, driving down deal flow and profits for everyone.

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Hi @Nicholas Di Giugno - finding both is difficult (just like finding stocks that rapidly appreciate AND pay dividends), but it not impossible. 

Since then, we have watched the market here grow rapidly and with us being first time homeowners in addition to wanting to be financially free, we figured getting into the world of real estate investing would be best!

Record keeping is still done by hand and a scanned payout sheet is sent via email each month. 

You convert living rooms into additional bedrooms and make the overall rent more affordable for people that don't mind sharing a bathroom.I went and looked at thehubhaus.com here in san jose, and they are rapidly expanding in the San Francisco bay area, with over 100 houses.

Bigger pockets has gone through some pretty rapid member growth over the last couple years, so naturally the more the member count grows the larger the gap between group 1 & 2 grows.

Quote from @Jane S.: can you name a source for CD's paying 4%? 

They tout these programs as magical elixirs to aid in rapidly paying down your mortgage.

Cleveland offer great cashflow and Columbus is appreciating rapidly, with lots of big companies moving here!