Please note the information provided below is a layman's definition designed to provide a basic understanding for the general audience.

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.

Driving through it makes me want to buy everything in sight!

Looking for some basic strategies and success/failure stories.

While there are paid plans with more features, the free version is useful for basic analysis and getting a good overview of a property's potential.3.

Couple of things I looked out for:- Area, make sure it's somewhere that will have stable demand- I stayed away from homes that had a lot of renovations that were needed- During the tour see if you can spot basic issues like if wiring is old or how new is the HVAC system, etc. - If you decide to keep the tenants that are already there see how well they keep the place

With todays higher interest rates and competition from other investors that drive up distressed housing prices we've hadn't had any luck getting new deals to pencil out.

If you do qualify you would basically be refinancing your current Heloc and use the new Heloc to pay it off the original Heloc.

We have not done anything on the land yet because its very far from all our primary residences and does not have basic things like a well paved road and a water source.

Yes, they use basically self showings.