Also pricing tends to be in the $250k+ range for SFHs, so cash flow may be difficult depending on how one is financing the deal.

Just because something may be difficult for you doesn’t mean it’s impossible for someone else.All we can do is share our experiences and insights.

Identifying the fundamentals to achieve the investor 3 result is not difficult but very few understand this should be the goal of a SFR investor. 

Additionally, unrelated business income tax (UBIT) might apply if your property is financed.One option to consider is partnering funds from multiple accounts or other individuals to share in the investment, which may avoid the need for difficult-to-secure non-recourse financing.

Having a house attached makes that much more difficult. 

it's difficult from the get go. 

Holding RE till death is always great in theory but reality makes it so much more difficult.   

BRRRR is extremely difficult but you have lots of control. 

No, as I mentioned I have LTR rentals but it's becoming difficult to keep buying these when I don't get any immediate tax benefits from them, I've bought two in the last 2 years and had to put out a bunch of money to get them ready, etc and not one cent of that is a writeoff for me until years in the future when I actually have passive profit, meanwhile I live in a high tax, high COL state.

It often takes months to get your properties posted, and getting in touch with the Tampa Housing Authority is embarrassingly difficult.