I rationed my money right and picked out high end materials for the home at bargain prices.

I rationed my money right and picked out high end materials for the home at bargain prices.

Think this is why the 1% rule (and nearly all "rules") generally falls short.What is the rent to value ration after subtracting the Condo HOA fees? 

I assume that sponsors will prefer to hold onto more reserves until everything stabilizes by deferring some preferred returns and regular distributions, which seems to be a perfectly rational response.

The most important piece I would say about hoarding is that it isn't generally possible to use a rational statement like "just clean it up for the appraisal/inspection." 

Ration increases...probably substantially. 

When the smoke clears, and you are now rationalizing why your previous rationalizations for buying the property in the first place were...correct all along...the problem was the property just didn't want to cooperate with you.Keep this property as a template for future buys. 

There is an opportunity for the investor community to run candidates that the public will rationalize with.relating to ' our current state of moratorium' have you seen THIS today??

Part of me wants to just walk away until the market becomes rational again.

Your misunderstanding Chris, and your close exposure and experience, empathy, that makes it personal and your expressing that rationalization and I understand, I do, but your proposition is illogical and far more destructive and damaging than the disease that is killing as much as 2% who contract it.