@Will Fraser @Son Tran, like everywhere else in Oklahoma City proper, conditions and values vary vastly from block to block.  

Some do want to improve their lives I imagine but the vast majority don’t .

for his poetry and vast vast knowledge of diy, affordable housing @Ola Dantis for creative threads that elicit interesting discussions @Deanna McCormmick for thoughtful informed answers@Michaela G. for inspirational, creative ways to make money in real estate.

I didn't know that in addition to being filled with RE experts BP was also a vast untapped well of virologists AND economists. 

Lastly as it relates to owing rentals which is the vast majority of this audience i think this has been a big wake up call for them on what is or is not proper reserves and how to scale in a manageable fashion given your liquidity and ability to generate income outside of the asset itself.  

So, it turns out that the real service provided by the gurus is weeding out the vast majority of people that fail and give up from the small minority that fail and don’t give up; instead those seek out REAL real estate and investment knowledge and try again.  

I simply rely on Airbnb and VRBO (although the vast majority of my bookings come via Airbnb).I have a great cleaner and I'll have a handyman, plumber, etc. come to the house when needed for those things. 

Many OOS investors set themselves up for failure because they don't truly take the time to understand:1) The Class of the NEIGHBORHOOD they are buying in - which is relative to the overall area.2) The Class of the PROPERTY they are buying - which is relative to the overall area.3) The Class of the TENANT POOL the Neighborhood & Property will attract - which is relative to the overall area.4) The Class of the CONTRACTORS that will work on their Property, given the Neighborhood location - which is relative to the overall area.5) The Class of the PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES (PMC) that will manage their Property, given the Neighborhood location and the Tenants it will attract - which is relative to the overall area.6) That OOS property Class rankings are usually vastly different than the local market they live in.7) That a Class X NEIGHBORHOOD will have mostly Class X PROPERTIES, which will only attract Class X TENANTS, CONTRACTORS AND PMCs and deliver Class X RESULTS.8) Class A is relatively easy to manage, can even be DIY remote managed from another state.9) Class B usually also okay, but needs more attention from owner and/or PMC10) Class C can be relatively successful with a great PMC (do NOT hire the cheapest!)

Here in Alabama, there are plenty of cheap multi family properties but the vast majority are Class C and D.

But if it was easy then the vast majority of workers would not get all of their income from W2 jobs.