I will say it feels like we get a lot more “no’s” on D4D data however, which is strange and could just have to do with the areas that we’ve chosen.

I think the most important aspect is that the paint tone chosen is neutral (same for flooring).

.- Code becomes a bigger and costlier deal -- all of your properties will be squarely considered commercial and NOT residential, so when you pull permits to do substantial improvements you'll *get* to install a sprinkler system, etc- (speculation here) More susceptible to property tax hikes As for me and my house, we have chosen to buck the conventional wisdom and stick to SFR and small multi's (doubling down on what we know and are skilled at) until we can jump to more sizeable mutlifamily properties.

currently workin on gettin a private lender for the next deal Steven, you are the 2nd BP member I know of that got started with a gambling win.

Good luck on the gamble.    

Low GDP + high debtThe fed reinflated the housing bubble with artificially low interest rates while bailing out the banks who decided to gamble with depositors money as a result of the Glass Steagall Act being repealed by the Clinton adminiatration.

It's too much of a gamble and they know way too many "investors" (aka slumlords) that have lost a lot of money or their reputation. 

Maybe I am just the luckiest man in the world to have chosen such a great wife at such a young age.

@Eric Gamble Simply funded acquisition with cash. 

It appears to me that wholesalers, in the form being discussed, exist because realtors have been unsuccessful at reaching them through the allowed advertising guidelines, or have chosen to ignore these niches due to a perceived lack of return on time/effort.