That means you're looking for a needle in a haystack.   

Metal is making its way into the custom market here in Oregon big time its not hail  its fir/pine needles and constant moisture.. that ruin the roofs..  

You need capital/appreciation to grow income streamsI have learnt a valuable  lesson......not to get fanatical about one strategy as I could be cutting my nose despite my face.

Originally posted by @Michael Needle:@Russell Brazil completely agree on the vacancy, I’m just being conservative.

I realize that's not the politically correct answer, and my nose is way up in your business stating that, but that's what the data supports about getting rich in America.

Looking for properties is like looking for needles in a haystack. 

This is a "needle-in-the-haystack" market for buyers.  

In 2009 when I immersed myself in the world of foreclosed real estate, it wasn't a golden age of excitement for me; it was a nose-to-the-grindstone time when the automotive industry laid off young project managers and the market wasn't hiring.

What I've found with situations where you feel like you want to get out, and that EVERYTHING sucks, is that the "stress needle" is just pushed a BIT too far over into the red zone.

Had to cancel several bookings and find the one painting contractor in the entire county who could thread the needle for me.