Second, human nature is such that people don’t want to continuously discuss bad news - especially if they have nothing new to report.To display what PROFESSIONAL syndicators do, I’ll tell you how we operate.  

But there's more to it than real estate confidence.If you don't feel good about yourself as a person, as a human, you won't be at your best as a real estate investor.

We leverage Airdna and Airbtics data and I personally recomend looking at every data source humanly possible and plugging in your best estimates for conservative, ok, good, and best as well as your best possible estimates for expenses in order to really get a firm grasp of the potential profit. 

Other examples include Habitat for Humanity, local veterans organizations, etc.

They are more likely to not pay there portion of the rent, more likely to destroy your house, and more likely to squat / drag out an eviction process as long as humanly possible. 

In the context of your post, licensed agents generally can't compensate non-licensed "people" (humans or non-human entities).

It's a no for me.When you see someone's photo, you inherently humanize them.

I am willing to be dollars to donuts that most of your Section 8 tenants are able-bodied humans intelligent enough to get a job and pay their way through life, but they somehow manage to milk the system.

Immigration plays a big role in this, so it would be hard to predict unless you know what happens with population growth.I think it's still a basic human need, and one that the government can not provide at a reasonable cost.

Here in Colorado Springs and Denver they are called "habitat for humanity" and they get huge slabs from folks renovating.