I've had a long career in community development and have a lot of bank contacts that would likely be interested in investing, but I'd need to prove the concept first with an initial fund (there are also a lot of other community development tools that could be leveraged to maximize and scale this).

I can envision that the numbers on these luxury homes would lead to to a long lag time...but hopefully I'm wrong. 

If you can stomach the negative and any repairs for the next 5 years then long term wise it'd be worth it.

I am a long term hold investor so that would likely be my play.Good luck Sean!

It's a very long standing visa program, super regularized, they have visas, 100% legal, ton's of rules about it. 

Why do you think purchase contracts are so long and have such small print?

Better to keep rent 5-10% below market, but keep a tenant long-term.If you can handle all this, you MIGHT be ready to be a real estate mogul.Otherwise, you may want to get out of your own way and hire a PMC to manage your property better.Let us know how this goes before you continue dreaming about anything else:)

When the rent rates stabilize, I suspect they'll bring it back.I wouldn't try it in a location like Portland, but 99% of the country would be fine with a policy like this as long as it is disclosed and applied equally.

The choice ultimately depends on your time availability and long-term goals.From personal experience with clients, professional management has proven to be especially valuable in risk management.

Dave,Sorry I took so long to respond.