The opposite is true, if all are low occupancy and the one you are pursuing is high, then that would be bad as you'd be the trendsetter and not much promise in raising the value as everyone is or will soon be competing on price.And you want to look at typical lot sizes. 

I feel these numbers are conservative, but I wouldn't want to promise more than is possible.So, do these kind of numbers make sense?

As far as investing now, my main concern is that the Iowa RE market isn't very promising for new investors.

But in this market, it's hard to come across good deals that are in promising cities -- such as Charlotte and meet sound BRRR investing criteria.

In many instances the promised returns just never materialize but by then you've ceded control of your hard-earned money to someone else.

I was asked to remove money out of my 401(k) so that I could have an advantage over other people who are learning how to become a real estate investor and I have received nothing but broken promises, unanswered phone calls, emails and text messages.

When I read these forums, youd think there was an army of people out there with these fake service animals.

What if the promised recession doesn't come for another 5 years?

This way you pay them the 2nd, 3rd payments when they complete the items they promised you in the contract and are satisfactory.

There was a "fake" 4-plex out in the Arcadia area, not too long ago, that we found for a buyer who just had to be in that area.