Investors like this because if further decreases their risk.  

I figure people looking for jobs might need to sell fast, but won't necessarily show up on any of the other lists, thereby decreasing, or eliminating, my competition. 

Overall dollar amount of profits will decrease but ROI will go up. 

Yardi published a September Rent Survey for multis and Sacramento leads year-over-year rental growth with 11.1%, followed by the Inland Empire and Seattle (both at 9.0%).While rent growth keeps decreasing, multifamily fundamentals remain strong.

I'm looking to consolidate my loans thereby decreasing my admin management nightmare, refinance the free and clear properties and get all the properties out of my name.Anyone with any good recommendations for a portfolio lender?

Some loans also offer a 0.25% decrease in your interest rate if you set up automatic payments, which can add up to thousands of dollars saved over the ten year repayment plan.

For those unforeseeable accidents, your liability insurance protection is far more likely to protect you than an empty LLC.

By obtaining a lower interest rate, your monthly mortgage payment should decrease.

Also, If you pay off your mortgage early and truly own your house the ability to leverage decreases and you forfeit the ability to invest that money in other vehicles that would ideally bring in better returns than the money saved through paying down your home.

Carla is clearly not afraid of Foreclosures, and sees the opportunity to earn extra $$$$ & higher returns - especially on a well-chosen property in a strong local real-estate market.David is somewhat more risk-averse / conservative and just wants principal & [most] interest back as soon as possible , and is willing to forego some upside to decrease the probability, however low, of any kind of negative eventual outcome...