And here’s the kicker—everything I own has appreciated 2.5x–3.5x since I bought.So yes, I believe in buying the cheap houses.

Buy where people want to live, not where its cheap (undesirable)

Not cheap but reasonable prices, ~$200 for a larger framed canvas or acrylic print. 

IMHO Quicken (quickbooks easy/cheap/little brother) is overkill for less than 10 properties, and can certainly handle 20.

I have 4 units currently in the same city and know from experience that the duplexes are rented cheap.

In my experience, the higher-end ones don't last any longer than the cheap ones.

: While recent headlines have sparked a lot of confusion, the reality is that in many transactions, sellers are still offering compensation to buyer agents—especially when it helps attract more qualified buyers and get the home sold faster.Expensive or cheap: a more complicated question that really depends on your feasiblity and long-term goalslocation: I say this is important especially if you want to focus on airbnb

Spend an extra hundred for that Sony or Samsung name on the front, so that your guests know you didn't cheap out on them. 

I flipped my first home in 2008 taking advantage of cheap deals during the last big crash.

Quote from @James McGovern: Having enough cheap capital to pursue I take a short term approach with assignments, using the capital from the assignment fees towards longer term deals such as buy and hold and fix and flip.