I am always pleasantly surprised at how many options I end up having after doing this. 

A good comparison to KC around Bay Area is Stockton, the current 2022 price is $450k from $120k in 2013; hypothetically you could still get cash flow and appreciation in NorCal if you invest at the same time.Brentwood doesn't see the crazy appreciation as other places because it's main value proposition is being affordable...Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill, Concord, and parts of Martinez would be more likely to hold their value as they're more desirable then Brentwood... especially with people moving from the South bay.Here is a random example from Brentwood 922 Oxford Ln Brentwood, CA 94513Sold for 225k in 2010401 in 2017 (+~90%) And was listed for 650 July of this year, still not sold and reduced down to 625 (+~30%)...

It's usually people with no money but are willing to put in time, like myself. 

Add in the complexities of service charges vs capital improvements, CPI rates at various points in time, etc. and the paperwork and effort to track it all gets worse.

I am intimately familiar with this region of Florida however I am myself new to real estate and don’t actually own any property yet.

I have an intimate knowledge of the downtown Kingston rental market; especially student rental.

It will be an intimate networking session, but me and another student are wholesaling and would love to talk about our experience, find some cash buyers, or off-market properties that people need help closing!

I know I will be able to pay it off in time.

I would love to invest here at some point in time. 

I wish I could go back in time and start this earlier and have bought more of these for ridiculous low prices.