@Evan BellI am interested.

I often think about the saying 'Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered' in terms of business and real estate.

To accelerate this we are looking for ways to cut out the fat. 

@Samuel BellI would really try to avoid an intentional negative-cashflow situation.

I find it difficult to buy 1% producers in my market unless its an off-market value add belly to belly with a motivated seller. 

As an owner, you have a big fat target on you, because tenants think suing is a way to get rich.

They may go belly up soon, so I'd get out while you can.

The answer is big fat ....NO...to his request. 

In my view, no one but Houdini could predict nowthe value of your flip when you complete it in perhaps 6 months.If we doubled our interest rate and halved our LTV, how much will we make if you go belly-up or can’t sell when you complete your rehab?

I cannot speak to the impact to local businesses, but of all my rentals, the ones I am least concerned about are the college rentals, which have, along with almost anything associated with higher education, had a fat enough margin to survive far longer than a 1-2 semesters of unexpected vacancy.