The investor backers with the family offices are ultra high net worth ( hundreds of millions to billions in wealth ).When you have that kind of money you do need to squeeze immediate return.

I think the market supports this as some 2 bedroom house around me go for 1.5+ and are very hight end, some of them even ultra modern which I love.

@Dan C.It will be harder to rent and harder to sell.I avoid any street with a double yellow line, commercial areas, mixed use, noxious neighbors, ultra small or ultra large houses.I want properties in residential areas with good schools, low crime and predominantly owner occupants.

The allure ultra that I just installed required a very flat surface.  

By 65, he managed to have a portfolio that put him in the ultra-high net worth category (~$20-30 million).

We started in real estate a couple of years ago and due to our inexperience we decided on an ultra conservative strategy in the form of all cash purchases.

I will stay away from the ultra cheapo stuff but want to keep material costs below $2/sqft and will install myself.

Even in ultra-consumer friendly California, a “civilian†can write a note secured by real estate so long as it does not violate usury.

When they rent from a landlord they become ultra dependent on you the landlord solving most of their issues.This is why one landlord I know would always say "get the rent,get the rent,get the rent !"

All have good and bad areas.If you go urban core you will be competing with the big institutions driving caps down to be ultra safe.Suburban you get the big boys sometimes that get tired of buying urban core in an over heated market.Rural areas you are competing with mostly local investors and people willing to take on a little more risk for the extra yield.