Separately, the government increased the money supply by 40% with massive government stimulus and that drove the cost of everything way up (labor, materials, everything).

Other international markets may be too opaque for me, and I'm definitely going to invest in China as it's not possible to even have more than one property in your own name (to the best of my knowledge) and the local government can find many ways to screw you over if they wish to.

The only way to make money in bad neighborhood through LTR is either getting the government benefit or running it as a slumlord.

As much as I hate government and regulation, this kind of BS is why we have it. 

It's a monthly REI networking meetup at Red Stick Social on Government in midcity.

We have milder climate, excellent economic opportunities, and decent governance.

Issue is, in these "bad" deals the government comes after the lease option seller for predatory lending practices and the eviction / foreclosure process is a nightmare.

When contract's (agreement's) are governed by, the law, violating an agreement (breach of contract) would be an unlawful act, would it not? 

Another question that I haven't yet heard the answer to: Do local governments ever run out of HCV funds? 

In case you haven’t read the previous responses or haven’t walked a mile in a landlord’s shoes. 90%+ of your problems are caused by your local/state government that you seem to be giving a free pass.