Getting into the 'real estate never goes down' mentality can be pretty dangerous.

Will they move to new markets completely with fewer regulations?

And the landlords are very happy to have homes professionally cleaned regularly, have fewer turnover repairs and costs once the lease is up, and make more money since they could charge premium monthly rent with no hassles.

There are even fewer markets where you can get high cash flow AND high appreciation.

.- Buyers: Shop mortgage products at all times, and know that you’re competing over fewer listings than there have ever been.

@Candice Ravin WoodfinThere are definitely things that differentiate one lender from another… but fewer of those are on the financial side.  

Dangerous game...

., assume fewer things are OK and be more cautious about possible issues).Besides the overall state of the market, which has taken more buyers out of the market and thus shifted more power to buyers vs. sellers, also look at that specific property, specifically its time on market and listing history.If it was listed 6 months ago, didn't sell, and was relisted 2 months ago and has already been on market 50+ days before your offer was accepted, I'd think you'd be in a stronger position to make more asks from the inspection results, than if this was the first time it was listed and it's only been 3 DOM, and especially if there were multiple offers (though sometimes those are made-up so I'd give more weight to DOM than alleged other offers).

Do not invest in any city on Neighborhood Scouts’ list of the 100 most dangerous US cities.Low operating cost - High operating costs can turn what appears to be a profitable property into a money pit.

It is also at a very good location with plenty of rentersI've always read/heard about just putting down as little as possible but could I potentially buy the first property then cash out-refinance or get a HELOC or is that too dangerous in the beginning.Would appreciate help for someone starting out in their real estate journey!