I started using it as an alternative to Paypal.  

Good point Derek, I do understand that approach and the use in appraisal assumptions, but really, as an appraiser looking at the market, there is no way what I know what an acutal CAP rate is of properties owned by others, they are assumed and compared to what is seen as alternative investments, the problem is that if you drill down, no two RE investments are identical which was my point.

SFHs are a popular market for conservative investors interested in equity growth, which kills cash flow, and appreciation growth.Investing in multi plex properties provides all the best options for investors.

Measure the differences and the success using the BRRRR method is limited and minimal compared to the alternatives. 

Survived the crash but rents were flat and costs were up so cashflow suffered not to mention a few bad tenants with high turnover costs soured me on residential real estate.I tried alternative investments, some worked some didn't, some turned out to be scams.

Seems to be getting more popular.

Every state has their own materials and different testing questions.I can't tell you about the other two places but I can tell you about the Colorado Springs market. 4-plexes have become very popular here in Springs so prices are jumping higher making a good cash flowing properties difficult to find.

I was just listening to podcast #210, where a couple of different newbie investors shared their house hacking success stories.  I wanted to share some knowledge in regards to financing a deal like this.  Conventional ...

The most popular markets are ClevelandToledoMemphisBirminghamKCIndyDetroitEach of these markets is popular with turnkey investors because of the low barrier to entry, high rental demand & high rent to price ratio.

I understand the consequences of leveraging, however just suggesting an alternative.