I love the location with it being so close to downtown Gilbert, I think I would have a hard time selling it.Long-term I would like to build a portfolio that generates cash flow, likely by moving every couple years or so and incorporating the same strategy as above.

Criminal past and eviction history are key, but number 1 for me is looking someone in they eye and making a decision with all of the reports on my tool belt!

So, like Chris said, there is no way that Airbnb does NOT impact the market, but it's impact, in my eyes, is grossly overstated, at a high level.

However, houses are frequently, almost routinely, removed from the sale process when the borrower makes a catch up payment or two or when the bank perceives some risk to a sale meaning that the property may leave a deficiency.

And you get the benefit of having 50 past ones to catch up on.Two Great reads, I bought both J.

(If your project is primarily housing or incorporates housing specific funding sources, you will need to apply through the Department of Housing rather than through this program.)The funding sources that a project can receive include the Chicago Recovery Plan (CRP), Housing and Economic Development Bond (HED), Neighborhood Opportunity Fund (NOF), and Tax Increment Financing (TIF) which have all been combined into a single, streamlined grant program with unified rules and regulations.

(Although if you're looking to use this money for real estate in the next 3 years, I would NOT put it in the market.)I'd be putting the additional money into a high yield savings account, and keep my eyes out for a great real estate deal. 

The protections which I would assume were made with acompassionate eye toward venerable renters backfired and brought outthe worst behavior from many tenants and have caused smallerlandlords to pull their properties from the market .

With the Hawaii market, will it be smart to be negative for a few years and let appreciation catch up?

Never understood the catch to places like new western, you can literally only wholesale and make a small cut from every deal.