It's unfortunate to hear that my self-employment won't be counted, but thank you for the encouragement!

The reason for more OOSI is a low interest rate environment, and low housing supply driving up prices and encouraging folks to look outside their local area.

@Philip Taylor If you're new REI and Bigger Pockets I would encourage you utilize the search icon in the upper right-hand corner.

I also encourage concerned Idaho landlords to email dricks @  senate.idaho.gov  Brian is looking out for our interests.  

If you are doing ground up development as it sounds, I would encourage you to secure all of your capital up front.

Have you ever been encouraged to have a pre-inspection as part of your offer on a multifamily property?

@Matthew Drouin inspiring and very encouraging for people like me who is starting their journey in real estate!!

Reno:I'd actually encourage you to buy a rent property or house hack before you buy a single-family home. 

Start looking at deals amd attending webinar investment presentations.One final note - and this is critical - spreadsheets can be made to say whatever one wants them to say, a minor tweak there, a minor tweak here, and the return metrics can look vastly different.So I would encourage to look behind the numbers and not simply focus on the highest cash on cash or IRR add focus more on: 1.

I found this article encouraging for any one in the real estate investment game:  https://emcaplending.com/2021-...Though there are more details in the article, the following paragraph provides a glimpse at its general discussion:"While moving against the general economic trends in 2020, the housing market made great gains throughout the year.