I am also impressed by the share volume of advice and strategies on this site! 

Hi everybody,I'm looking to increase my volume to closing on 1 new flip a week by the end of the year.

Buyers either went to other lender alternatives or waited to close on something.Their lending volume went off a cliff so now they have backtracked to get competitive again as they worried their 2016 lending volume goals would not be reached. 

You need to be able to go to your properties on a daily basis to make sure the tenants aren't destroying them.

I started really falling in love with real estate about 3 months ago and i continue educating myself daily.

So tell me anywhere in the mid west in SFR space that has come close to those numbers.. but its a long time horizon this all over 40 years.. would be interesting to actually run the numbers out.. but the fact that the majority of my gains were tax free blows any other type of investing out of the waterAnd I worked off of 20th in San Mateo for years.. commuted from Palo Alto.. one day up the 101 and other days up 280  and that's not a bad drive really.Sorry for the long quote but I struggle with this daily...Jay- when you say if you were in your 20s and even 30s you mean you'd buy a cash flow negative property in the Bay Area (especially desirable South Bay/ SF properties) and live in / pay off while working the traditional high paying job in tech?  

This is a great community and is filled with an incredible volume of knowledge and insight so you have definitely come to the right place!  

Depending on your personality, this may influence your daily environment/living.There is no "wrong" decision, and as @Lauren Heart mentioned only you will know what "feels" right.

Somewhat easy to get Lines of credit from hedges if you are in that type of volume.   

REO listing agents get very little commission because it is very hands off and they do so much volume.