I just join the site and would like to start being a home investor , I an skilled trades and would like to cross the line of being a skilled trades man to being a housing investor. 

Hi @Morgan HankersonYou definitely have the right frame of mind in seeking a mentor - a seasoned local investor can be invaluable in helping you learn the tricks of the trade here.I definitely struggled to find some great mentors myself, however, and I think that my experience could perhaps be of value to you!

So now the debate in my head is do I want to trade some lack of privacy for a modest financial gain?

I plan on holding on to the property for at least 10 years because of tax consequences if I were to sell.  

Hi @Danielle Davis, You definitely have the right frame of mind in seeking a mentor - a seasoned local investor can be invaluable in helping you learn the tricks of the trade here.I definitely struggled to find some great mentors myself, however, and I think that my experience could perhaps be of value to you!

Many of them today have dropped so low that they are trading below net asset value.

Be this owner's consequence.  

Hi @Cory BakerYou definitely have the right frame of mind in seeking a mentor - a seasoned local investor can be invaluable in helping you learn the tricks of the trade here.I definitely struggled to find some great mentors myself, however, and I think that my experience could perhaps be of value to you!

I don't know many long standing business people that are willing to trade risk for no return. 

Go to Google Finance and type in the ticker RJET, it's a recent purchase of mine.I paid around $3/share and it's now trading about twice that after holding it a month or so.