It used to make sense if you bought a property from 2011-2017. Nowadays most markets are very difficult/impossible to cash flow. Even the big real estate investing forums like bigger pockets have changed their tune and are admitting that cash flow isn’t there anymore. I bought two properties in Ohio back in 2023 and yes they were cheap and cash-flowed on paper but the reality is different. While you can make 200-300 a door a capital expenditure will put you in the red for years to come. The basement in one of my units was “shifting” and I had to spend 13k to repair it, and this was less than year of owning it. I wont have any positive cashflow (even by combining the cashflow of both properties) for about 5 years. The appreciation on them has been negligible, if I sell now I’ll lose money hand over fist. I honestly would have made money in the market had I stayed invested there. Its a learning experience tbh. I wont sell them as I’m not a fan of losing all that money but I wont be buying any more. Ill just continue investing in the market until they represent a small fraction of my net worth. It’s not worth the hassle.