For those that fit within the guidelines, more power to them and I am glad it is available for them.

Below is an image showing the buying power of two properties over time.The initial return for Property A and Property B is the same.

The answer is, your actual value of your equity is in its buying power...not its face value.Now, onto the equity side. 

I am a software engineer for MLB by day and have always been an analytically thinking guy.

Deals can be made by harnessing the power of off-market strategies.

Or they are building their " Power team " Good luck to all   

Yes interest rates are high, but homes are sitting longer, giving buyers more negotiating power than they have had in the past few years.

In sequential order, I'd go with: The Richest Man in Babylon - teaches you some solid money skillsHow to Invest in Real Estate With Little to No Money Down - opens your brain to the power of real estateThe House Hacking Strategy - provides a solid game plan for purchasing your first property (it's like buying on training wheels!)

Use the power of leverage, man!

What are they seeing that makes them say no.Gang members, Gang Graffiti (vs tagging), shoes hanging from the power lines, a lot rain ruined flower and candle memorials with weathered photo's of those mowed down in street battles?