I want to get back into real estate but my wife no longer wants me to invest farther than driving distance.Today with a ridiculous commute, family & more responsibilities at work (I’m an IT Manager) I no longer have the time to start over with doing flips so I’m taking a different approach.

Commercial space is going to be empty since they were paying a ridiculously cheap $450/mo for years (about 750 sq feet) and the apartments are both occupied by long time tenants on month- month leases.

The government sticks their nose in where it doesn't belong and it always, always goes from bad to worse.Personally, I'm fine with it because I don't own property in that ridiculous state and it's driving investors out of the state and towards me.

The laws are ridiculously biased against landlords and you can expect to eat it bad if you have to do an eviction.

Recommended feasibility period can be ridiculously low in my opinion.This could just be Houston but I would expect it’s similar most places.

The extra cash has now allowed me opportunities to begin my investing career.Additionally, the Vegas market has been ridiculously hot and the condo has appreciated ~$40k in under 2 years.I am of the belief that good things happen after good decisions are made. 

There was a previous thread on the same question a while ago and owners said their actuals were far away from the AirDNA numbers, which were ridiculously overestimated.

There are so many places that are not CA and CA is a ridiculous place to live!

It isn't market cycles that tend to get investors in trouble, it's ignoring the fundamentals and using ridiculous financing options that can't handle market stressors. 

Home Advisor guys charge more because HA charges ridiculous fees for those leads.