Lumber prices are especially high at this point due, in part, to consumers competing with commercial demand so I'd imagine that's factoring into the numbers but in general prices tend to go up or at best flatten for a time period.

@Chris Parker, my thoughts are similar to @Daniel McNulty, the only reason NOT to buy 100 SFH with strong cash-flow is it's time consuming.

FNMA Freddie Mac seem best for folks with income from w2 or fewer sources.

Housing Prices are over-inflated, corporate debt is at an all time high, consumer debt is maxed out (and still out of proportion with corporate debt).

It is hard for a new platform to draw consumers, and I fear that once/ if they do they'll start selling premium features to agents that will more or less make the free version less valuable. 

Doing it yourself will save around $0.20-$0.40 per letter depending on your consumable costs. 

Consumer Behavior - Especially during this pandemic, people in general have been spending much more time at home.

I'm new to Bigger Pockets however I've been researching, learning and consuming real estate content for 3-4 years now as it's always been an interest for me!

There were 22% fewer active listings in Austin compared to this time last year, with the broader MSA down a whopping 44%.

I'm also willing to bet that most of you probably hate it because it's manual, repetitive, and time-consuming.