Of course, the further you got out, generally speaking, the more that trade-off starts to occur.

So, the agent who showed me the house I wanted, did a horrible job keeping in communication. Now the house is under contract, I want to k ow if we can also place an offer...to allow a type of bidding war for the prope...

In our contract it states if a lending issue occurs we have 90days to secure a nother loan .

The damage occured at Closing and just reared it's head now. 

Hi all,Last month a property of mine had a fire occur in the attic (Video: http://abc30.com/house-fire-in-east-central-fresno-leaves-3-without-home/3626330/).

Knob and Tube wiring and shootouts occurring during the inspection period. 

I'm in the UK medium term barring total economic meltdown from Brexit should that occur, so the tax situation is what it is for me until I make it big enough to pay the non dom fee perhaps

I also give them the speech when the lease signing occurs.

REI has historically been very competitive.Cash is not king in real estate investing...deal flow is (lots of it).If you don't start now, you will have no experience or relationships if a correction occurs.If a correction occurs, lending/capital sources can dry up.Investors over-estimate their ability to pull the trigger when prices are crashing and there is no end in sight.If you can generate even a small positive IRR from real estate during an economic recession, idle cash is the risky choice (and is very costly over long periods).All properties and markets will not loose significant value in the next down cycle (real estate is local and good locations will always perform well).Investors can add as much or more value to a property than the potential loss of value in a downturn.If we have capital that we have to put to work, prudent real estate can be the flight to safety.I don't like investing into a hot market but sitting on the sidelines for years is not a viable strategy...just have to be really careful.If you are a market appreciation only investor, ignore this post...that can require some market timing.Interested in everyone thoughts.

Do a BRRRR with the refinance occurring while owner occupied.