You're a Football Coach, you know how to teach kids "The Fundamentals"...Make them put $20 in the school safe in an envelope as an escrow to be able to join, if they drop out they lose the money....Cut grass for the money if they have to....a broke man cannot invest..They need to learn that lesson too.Good Luck!

@Aaron Hunt I think that there will be fundamental differences to SS. 

@Brittany Shearer I think it's hard to argue that the twin cities isn't a great rental market if you can get into it, has great fundamentals, it's appreciating while having the stability of a midwestern market.

Real Estate is 1 of the 3 fundamental human needs (food, water, shelter).

Beside that basic fundamental fact,   also consider that the majority of tenants out there know that as long as you "rent" and don't own,  you can be uprooted at any time for no reason.  

What is your fundamental motivation? 

It's a strong indicator of a fundamental economic problem: home values are so low - based on the neighborhood and NOT on the structure built on the land - that people are not willing to pay for the structure based on where it is.

Wholesalers fundamentally aren't that different than real estate agents, and agents average about $50k - $75K per year.  

So dont speculate, buy something that makes sense fundamentally and look long term.

Greg S. ...so you are an expert on the Cambridge/Somerville/Boston rental market and the fundamentals that support these rental prices?