But education starts somewhere, and basic analysis and due diligence will enable the investor to avoid the worst investments.  

Section 469(c)(7) provides an exception that allows qualifying taxpayers to treat rental real estate activities as nonpassive, enabling them to deduct losses against other types of income.

This will enable you to gain knowledge, experience and contacts in the most efficient and effective way possible. 

However, if inflation averages 5% per year during this same period, that $8,533 will only have the purchasing power of $5,239 in today's dollars.If you invest in markets where rents do not outpace inflation, you will eventually face two choices: continually cut your living expenses or return to work.Rents Follow PricesProperty prices are determined by the imbalance between supply and demand.In markets where supply exceeds demand, prices are low, enabling more people to buy rather than rent, limiting rental demand.

As for creative financing, zero-point DSCR loans enable investors to save money up front.

There’s strong potential here to scale your portfolio while leveraging valuable tax benefits that can enable you to pursue more deals in the future.

The math of how many owners there are to renters doesn’t enable many people to own that much property.

There are smaller deposits up front, which enable buyers to keep more of their cash but we are limited by reserves for all of our houses & DTI.  

For many, rents and prices have not outpaced inflation, and the only way to achieve financial independence is to sell the current property and buy a replacement in a location that will enable lifelong financial independence.Live where you like but invest where you can achieve your goals.

I get the comfort aspect, but are they bringing the value that offsets their cost, given the availability of tools to enable remote property management?