Just look at so many of the comments in this post, espousing that the economic system is so simplistic as printing $ = bad, GDP down = depression..... these are persons who are clearly still at the "finger paint" understanding level of Keynesian Economics. 

Maybe I look at all this too simplistically, but to me......if I put down 25k on a property and renters are paying off the remaining 75 or 100k, plus I earn the appreciation, plus it eventually cashflows 80-90%, plus the tax benefit, then I am making money.

The concepts were so simplistic and required no effort but writing a few checks.

I inform them that its so so so much more than just repeating that simplistic notion.  

I know that's overly simplistic but you should buy for what the property is today.