A lot of fat was built during the recent booming economy, so people could get away with a STR in a bad area, or poorly managed, or bad purchase.

When banks are trimming down, 2nd lien Helocs are often some of the first "fat" to be trimmed.That's partially why we went for a 1st position LOC, as they have the staying power more similar to a traditional mortgage.

@Isaac El it’s probably because they owe way more than the house is worth.. meaning they would rather just pay the taxes every year than have a big fat amount due at closing if they were to sell

Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered.Question then is opportunity cost and capital. how many times you can you leave 25K in the deal and keep going?

It's not TurboTax's fault most times, it's usually something I entered wrong on a previous screen (fat fingered).

You make structural engineers smile at keeping a nice fat safety margin in their dead load calcs. loooool. 

I started with absolutely nothing to start out with, no job, no cash, bad credit. but had I not started with that trial by fire I may not have become as rounded out (not a fat joke) an investor as I am today.

Because of that not-so-pretty picture most investors have in their mind, the first word that comes out of their mouths when they’re offered an investment in South LA is a big fat NO.

Makes me dream of big fat mortgages!

Make sure your investment property supports itself in a way in which it does not matter the external conditions.Here's a dumb analogy that I like to illustrate the situation:The way I see it is if your cow gives you milk every day, you will not care how fat it is, however if you need to slaughter it to eat, you will definitely want it to be fat and that may not be the case.All the best to you!