We also just got hit with a gnarly hail storm so he's going to be doing my personal residence as well. 

Nobody predicted the wild ride of the last few years.

Let's break it down in simple terms.Imagine you're at the amusement park, and you have two options: a roller coaster and a merry-go-round.The roller coaster is thrilling and full of ups and downs, just like the growth path in real estate.It can be exciting, but it also requires patience and the ability to handle unexpected twists and turns.The merry-go-round, on the other hand, offers a smooth and predictable ride, much like the cash flow path.

Then after they find that out after a few years of finally tracking their true expenses, discover their property value appreciated, therefore they call it a "good" investment".Appreciation is referred to as speculation and luck here because, as I'd "speculate", 90%+ of the people investing based on appreciation have no clue what they are doing and simply got lucky riding the right wave.

You wouldn't happen to be the same Sam Griebenow from the Houston area that I used to ride motocross with back in the day? 

She can ride out the lease and be done.Most folks who come in here asking about arbitrage don't have 2 nickels to rub together and they want to use it as a way to get cash for an actual investment.

Sure, you exist in the real estate market with its own ups and downs, but you choose when to buy and sell and the in between if you bought well is a pretty smooth ride! 

I know Haile Plantation has newer, nice homes, another area off of 16th is a great area for families but its an older neighborhood.  

I have been in Real Estate now going into my 6th year and its been quite the ride.

We both ride adventure motorcycles so if you know any cool areas to ride definitely share those.We are looking at some multi-family properties within Vermont, but the high cost of living and limited pockets of densely populated areas in the state may mean that we start investing at a distance.