It spins off dividends and mirrors the whole market so there is considerable safety as more than just a hedge against inflation.Many FIRE enthusiasts put every extra dollar they can into VTSAX and are able to retire much earlier than the average person.

The reson is simply that on average the results are not great.There is a huge difference between a top producing agent and an average agent, and you can see that in their numbers.

"Thanks for the detailed replySo I have 2 good mortgage lenders, a really good contractor based in Jax's but will come down for jobs, PM I will worry about once I find a propertyIts finding the properties that I am having issues with and using an FHA loan for a MF I dont mind doing but in my area the only things under the 775k limit for a quad are in not great areas so I wont want to live there plus the average person there isnt someone I want to rent to/deal with as its truly D or below class  

Linked: Frenzied Triangle home market among most competitive in USThe listed prices are too low if the average DOM is 4. 

Current cars being ordered are for 2022. most all Consumer leases last 3 years. so many will be buying electric cars only in the next 3 years. https://www.greencarreports.co... the $12 per day in Gas is on average what I spend and I'm not commuting.

Nobody has a 'crystal ball' but the average price for a single detached home with duplex potential seems in the range of $500-600K asking price in Kitchener - isn't this unsustainable? 

My average service call is $150.

If you see many sales without the sq ft then see what the average size has been. 

First of all, if the average daily stay is less than 7 days, then it is treated as a commercial property, not residential by the IRS, which means it's on a 39 year depreciation schedule, not 27.5.

@Ian WalshThat SEEMS like a good idea, but unless you are starting out with a huge amount of capitol or have really a great team already in place, starting off in a market where the average cost of house in not the best area needing significant work is $700k… not feasible.