risk" is a relative term - an investment is risky in as much that the investor lacks information and control.

I'd like to get up each morning happy, knowing that it's me, not a boardroom full of stuffed shirts, in control of my destiny...

I heard there are new Rent Control laws in effect.

Right now I'm only buying buildings in small cities and towns.

That is unless your town is becoming a ghost town.

In my town where there are hundreds of realtors really only a handful are "known" to court and deal with investors.

All the while, still doing 70-90 houses a year in my own town.

Foreclosure laws are under state control.

Real estate investing strategies are so numerous it's hard to "pick" one.the problem with "picking" a real estate investment strategy is they're not like mutual funds. to be a real estate investor, you've got think like a businessman. a businessman or entrepreneur, is a control freak - they want to figure everything out and have the satisfaction of control.real estate investment strategies do not match the modern-day "investor"...people with 401k's who "pick" a portfolio are not investors. heck, the portfolio managers are not entrepreneurs, they're employees of a HUGE company and they manage these gigantic funds with so many different companies, it's no wonder there's no money in mutual funds.real estate investment strategies involve looking at CASH FLOW.

I've gotten a fair number of leads (but no buyers or renters yet) off Facebook so I'm not sure how effective it is, but if the property is in a college town, I'd do it.