What drew me to development was the aspect of being able to take on such a wide variety of roles and work with different people. 

Blanket statements just aren't useful or helpful given that investors on this forum are from all across the country and are in a wide variety of real estate climates.

-Landscpaing work, parking lots, sidewalks you could do over 15 years using 150% declining balance (basically the amount per year would be 1.5x what straight-line would be)-Appliances, carpet, and similar items could be over 7 years using 200% declining balanceMy CPA firm works with alot of clients with rentals in a variety of different ownership structures.  

OTOH, its possible the loan has a broader calling clause that gives them the ability to call it for a variety of circumstances, perhaps with no reason at all. 

I have a thought that's sort of along the same lines as far as looking for "hot" markets to buy whatever in, sure there may be certain ones that get "hotter" than others at times for a wide variety of possible reasons, but I'd also say that there will be a long list of markets that you will do just fine in, provided you handle your end of the rental business as well as you possibly can.

That includes Realtors or operators.I've wholesaled more than most, it's the best way to get a new borrower into a poorly performing arrangement, it's a cure for pre-foreclosure issues and I've flipped contracts under a variety of circumstances.

They can also provide a variety of other supports.

I'm looking at my next chapter to be of the flipping variety--in and out quickly.Happy to connect with anyone else here in the Phoenix area of like mindedness.

Basically, my brokerage firm allows a customer to borrow against their current assets for a variety of uses, including real estate purchases.My thoughts were that it could be very useful for making cash offers.

Sometimes the place may not qualify for financing for a variety of reasons.