All the people that are scared of real estate now are the ones that are going to be eager to purchase a bunch of properties that don't cash flow when the newspapers, tv ,etc tells them "now is the time to buy".

Now lets see how can you get this segment on national TV...

Hey I'm in Chicago area now but from apple Valley and want to start investing there too.

My technical career started with HP and then I moved on to NeXT (today's Apple).

Colby Miles, please also keep in mind that those shows on TV are not exactly accurate.

That is also why when I would watch the flip shows during the boom I would always yell at the tv "what the hell are you doing buying that piece of crap for 200k?"

Capitalization rates for SFRs are almost always lower than apartments doing an apples-to-apples comparison.

Essentially though, it's apples and oranges.

$8,500.00-Permit -Inspection -Labor -Materials -Balance -Wire Apartment to code 15-4 inch color change LED2-Pendant lights 1-LED Bath Fan -Cat 6 Ethernet run -30 amp electric stove -Heated Bath floor (floor heat supplied by other)2-USB outlets 3-Dimmers -Outlets to code/ outlets or switches on brick wall to be in EMT conduit -Tv outlet -Smoke detector -1 wall accent lighting (fixture provided by other )Hallway-6 - 4inch color change LED-Hallway outlet -Hallway switch -Hang chandelier (provided by other)-Add remote switch for chandelier

Get three quotes, make sure your comparing apples to apples and then review your policy every year.