You just have to jump, get your whole body wet, and learn to swim (sometimes it will feel like you are swimming up stream).

We don't see any meaningful changes to our business model of value add acquisitions and re-positioning of large apt communities.1 ) Regulatory changes that impact RE ownership or advantages don't seem likely w a billionaire REI mogul in white house.2) Trump's platform seems focused on getting blue collar jobs back in U.S., increases in min wage laws more favor our apt resident base.3) We are watching it rates more w talks of fiscal stimulus but it's more of a wait n see.We continue to focus on the fundametals.

It's easier to hide your trail of dead bodies.

I speak to this with the great divide in mind - cash flow or appreciation - the REI mind/body problem so to speak. 

Feel free to DM if you or anyone you know is looking for an able body. 

ValuePenguin is a good source for the relative cost of insurance by state.Operational Costs - Costs like property taxes, insurance cost, state income taxes, regulatory costs (ex: time and cost to evict, rent caps, rent control, certificates of occupancy), inspections, rent control, etc., have a tremendous impact on your return.

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They encourage appraisers to work areas that are unfamiliar to the appraiser then they seem to encourage low ball appraisals (or high ball appraisals at other times) instead of objective information.Frankly what I did when this happened to me was to threaten to report the Appraiser to the National body that governs appraisal issues (I forget the name).

Some body who knows what they are looking at and for needs to review the files with you.In regards to efficiency, that will depend on you and your team I suppose.

The amount of regulatory paperwork involved was mind blowing.I do not see realtors going away just because of the amount of paperwork involved!