I believe that an RE investor can be successful with cash flow, appreciation, or ideally both but I also believe appreciation for financed buy n hold will produce better ROI than cash flow without appreciation (due to leverage: 20% down and 10% appreciation provides a 50% return on the initial investment).Good luck

Guy Varble said, “I use a property management software called R E N T E C D I R E C T and I just click the "syndicate" button and my property gets blasted out everywhere.

I feel that I'm becoming more & more book smart and am ready to start "cutting my teeth" in REI.My short-term (3-5 yrs) areas of interest are Fix 'n Flip and BRRRR while longer-term (5+ yrs) interests lie in commercial investing (syndication, apartment, and storage).

Are you just going to buy retail and buy n hold or work w/a sophisticated partner that can find value and create value?  

On the plus side, by the time you hit 15 your sample size will be much better than today's n=1.

We have a lead on an off market commercial property in super hot N. 

(Live in Crystal Lake.)Recently I have helped some clients buy and sell a few fix n flips.

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If our country enters a war with N.

The only people who have lost money in financed buy n hold residential real estate in San Diego in last 50 years are those that sold at the wrong time.