I always see it as some kind of red flag.

This is from https://www.landlordology.com/portrait-american-landlord-infographic/Portrait of an American LandlordGender and Relationship Status:85% Male / 15% Female62% Married / 38% UnmarriedAverage Annual Income: $97,000Number of Rental Properties Owned:50% own 1 Property18% own 2 Properties6% own 3 Properties26% own 4-25 Properties

@Jorge Rivera With 26 million plus Americans out of work right now, the U.S. consumer sentiment hitting its lowest since the recession of 08' and banks tighten up on lending requirements.

The biggest red flag is if they start asking for payments on the front end of the deal.

Just got off this morning's earnings conference call to get a sense for the perspective on the market from title services leader First American Financial.

But these things always get posted up here on BiggerPockets, waving a red flag of fear and anger in front of us to drum up support for state and local landlord associations.

This may not apply in your case, but for many new investors they get so focused on how to become one that they ignore the red flag signs of where extra money has to go in, but they are also told that, as you said, by countless "experts" who aren't there to help them (you), they are there to sell you a class.

I am just wondering if there are any key differences I should be aware of between American Real Estate investing vs.

With the novel Covid-19, Many Americans are battling economic uncertainty.

I think as long as you're willing to sacrifice the house hack and doing a live-in flip (not exactly the American Dream, but its a means to the dream, not the end) you can really get creative with doing a live-in flip scenario.