If you can't afford 400k homes, that's fine, I'm quite sure that there are some within driving distance that you can afford, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are any better or worse investments just because of the price ... you often get what you pay for, things are cheap or expensive for a reason, and that which is cheap in the short run may turn out to be very expensive in the long run ... some food for thought ...

Local REI meetup for investors,lenders,agents,contractors,etcEvent is free, along with free food and drinks providedThis is a great place to meet like minded professionals in the industryEvent is Wednesday November 15th at Bearded Iris in GermantownI can provide the link to anyone who's interested Hope to see you there!

I'm doing some market research because I HATE these online coaches that sell you a $4000 course to teach you something that worked 10 years ago, and then they try to sell you on a subscription saying you won't succeed without it... what if you could get a no-gimmick, no more sales, just a 1-day information crash course that would be fun and funny and be hosted in a really great environment (not a hotel conference room) with food provided.. what is that worth to everyone?

I have made my way up the food chain at a few regional banks, but think going even a tier smaller will help. 

Pro tips:-Make sure your lease indicates the tenant will not be compensated for food spoilage in the event a refrigerator breaks. 

Or 6-7% returns are fine for them.If you think of us as the "yelp" of passive real estate investing, would you criticize yelp for posting a restaurant that offers food you don't like?

I'm guessing there are not many of these properties, your agent is being a realist, and you would rather come on here and listen to these people that have no idea what the fundamentals are in your market place and then fire your hard working agent that needs to put food on his table for no good reason.  

I'd consider things like "tupperware containers set (microwaveable/dish wash safe/etc) to help with folks who meal prep and bring food to their long shifts.

On the Lease agreement i put down tenants responsibility to for unclogging toilet and will taking that bill out of his Security deposit. 1 week later same issue, the family clogged the toilet again, but this time caused an overflow of water which caused a food and leaked downstairs to the kitchen.

Giving me some food for thought for future tenants and leases (...or month to month!).