For example, my choice of pest control company is entirely based on referral and/or Google reviews.

My $45,000 costs $300 a month to be in second position and if taxes/ins/expenses are another $400 a month, they are cash flowing $200-300 a month, which obviously only grows as rents increase and my lien looks better and better as the principal decreases.Now, sure, I'm painting a choice scenario...1% rent rule, an investor with that kind of SFR farm...but funny enough...I see more and more of those scenarios existing the more I talk to people.

Cash reserves probably wouldn't have made much difference in this case as it was extreme, but when our tenant (who was in the military) was reassigned 6 months into a two year lease, the same month my wife, who was six months pregnant, lost her job, and after three months we were still without a new tenant, the choice was made for us. 

I’m sure there are other ideas but we’re looking for data-driven choices for this troubling situation.

My choice is to focus on cash flow right now.

My Facebook is a little more unproduced, spontaneous but the YouTube Channel I hired an editor. 

I’m an investor and have 2 agents told me foreclosure house are not good choice to buy.

@John Zoulis I wouldn't trust 100/sf, you might ask a local builder to determine real and accurate prices, 150 and 200/sf is a safe number, for analysis, use those numbers, many can do it at 150, but your GC choices will be limited, use 200/sf just in case you run into problems or not have enough experience.

I think what people (especially RE investors) often mean with a 401k being a "bad investment" is that they feel can make higher returns in real estate than they can in typical 401ks that have very limited asset choices.

It shows some 64 choices.