There will be a bunch that will just pull your chain or have unrealistic expectations of sales price.  

I had some room to wiggle but I think they have unrealistic expectations. 

Could be unrealistic but it's working so far. 

Reading between the lines of your message, it sounds like you may have unrealistic expectations for the condition of vacant Atlanta properties that are sold for unpaid taxes. 

Of the latter, they can be further broken down into two groups: those with an unrealistic idea of their home's value, and those who didn't understand the process (namely that we're coming out to verify the information they provided).Regarding values: OD goes to a lot of trouble to research and value properties accurately.

If those numbers do not fit FIs, then it is likely bad investing strategies or one has an unrealistic outlook on living standards.The example takes into account to average cash flow of $200-300 per rental.

I think a lot of CA / HCOL area investors go into Ohio / the Midwest with unrealistic expectations.  

I will agree that there appear to be a lot more people on the forum just lurking or fantasizing about REI with unrealistic expectations and ZERO notions of what hard work and grind really mean.I am about to spend half a day taking some people, that I met on this forum, on a tour my some of my apartments and showing them my setup.

That little 746sqft ADU could potentially be worth $895k in value in a very generic unrealistic world.

Is that an unrealistic expectation?