I've only been a landlord for 10 years, but it seems to me the same economic factors that predict appreciation will also play heavily in the rental market.

As a home owner I may not be able to continue without investing heavily in upgrading the place.

I just got my real estate license and have been heavily reading about building cash flow through multifamily properties.

It will heavily influence the strategy.

The customers are heavily feds but you have to watch carefully for other construction projects. 

I'd add that the decision between renting and buying can depend heavily on the local real estate market.

Here's the link to the article about the growing hypeGiven the heavily manipulated factors in the market, I'm not sure how safe it is to flip ... in so cal at least.

From the books I read goal setting is one of the most important steps towards the path of investing, and life.As someone who plans to use leverage quite heavily I am curious as to why you are so against it.

@Jimmy Nguyenin my market probate is heavily marketed to and lead costs are expensive so I don't mail them. 

Recently became a Realtor to assist in my RE career, and need a few more props so I dont have to rely as heavily on the Realtor aspect as I am probably more of an investor at heart.My problem: A) 6 months ago I settled a 2nd lien on one of my props, which included a series of late payments.