However, it can be at times a bit hard as the low-hanging fruit is gone and there's a lot of eyes (including institutional money) on the sector.  

While cash flow is nice I think most people won’t see the fruits of their labor until their properties are paid off by their tenants in 15, 20 or 30 years.

Sure, the market dynamics there are as different from the US as apples are from oranges, but hey, they're both fruit, right?

I’d recommend buying something in the 2-4 unit range so you don’t get all your eggs in one basket.

Hard, because a lot of the low-hanging fruit is gone and you're going to have to get off the beaten path and turn over a lot of rocks.  

Originally posted by @Justin Gottuso:@Mark Seery$700,000 down payment for this 60 unit property in Columbus that grossed $430,000 income last year, $250,000 net operating income before the mortgage and $110,000 profit/$9,200 per month after paying the mortgage and all other expenses - but rents are below market rate and projected to increase from $110,000 to $190,000/$16,000 per month after increases over a few year period.I don't know how much of a time suck that would be for an outofstater and/or if a 10% fee for a Property Manager would cover me there, but yeah, those kinds of numbers are attractive, putting aside all eggs in one basket considerations. 

Also, could be a good way to diversify your investments and not put all of your eggs into one basket to say.     

My goal is to diversify my investment from a single basket (currently) so that I reduce the risk of losing everything. 

I’m very excited to finally have the skills, education and courage to start on this endeavor and I can not wait to see the fruit that will bear.

Those of us who do this not only want the higher returns, but love the process and seeing the fruit of our labors.