The key is having no other consumer debt as banks will lend to 40% debt to income (some use another formula), so the less consumer debt the more homes that make you money. 

Running a Mortgage Credit Report on any potential tenant will pull up more dirt than a worthless online consumer credit report.If you have someone with an 800+ score, make concessions to have them as renters.If you have someone with a 580 score, pass!  

COMPs are much more sophisticated than simple CMAs, COMPs are the best Marketing forecast, done by Marketing economists such as university professors who teach Marketing Economics.With a glance at today’s economy, we can forecast the answer by watch the trend of the first 1-6 point and analyze point  7 and 8:1- Consumer confidence index is it up or down2- Business confidence index is it up or down3- Bond yield is it up or down4- GDP on the rise is it up or down5- The Stock market is climbing or declining6- Interest rate is it up or down7- Quantitative easing: What does that mean?

The first step is to recognize there's a problem and get mad at it.I used Dave Ramsey's baby steps to get out of consumer debt, $87k worth.

Consumer Reports is a tremendous resource here - truly unbiased research.

I have modest goals of being a multi billionaire and joining the 1% of the 1%.. but really I'd like to own 80 rental units by the end of 2020 or 2021.

But realtors should know and feel safe charging the full 6 points to the sale, because its like pulling teeth to make consumers understand the true gravity of such a Massive "Tax Free" Equity Savings this can be!

I know on a small level some of my clients that bought in Texas only to have their tax's reassess after they purchase went from modest cash flow to negative cash flow just beacsue of ad valorum tax burden.

LOTS Of fake lenders work BP  face book linkdin etc.if you cant find anything on them I suspect you may have run into a fake.the telling clue will be1. rates too good to really be true or lower than industry norm2. too quick to approve you..3. they want a modest deposit up front and give some BS reason why the want it.4. no website ( although many fraudsters have generic websites website alone does not mean anything.5. check on licensing.. there are only about 12 states that require licesnes. not sure about our state thoughBut I would say 95% if you cant find anything on them.. and any of the things I said above are what they are telling you,, cheap rates small up front deposit.. probably not real and you will just lose your 500.00 bucks or whateverOh the other great one is you have to buy an insurance policy because your new or a little weak on the financial side.. there are NO insurance policies for private loans if you fail to pay.. that's just another fraudulent payment to a non exisitant entity.real estate lending has become the new Nigerian prince scam..

Here is the text of the article in case you can't see it:By Ben van der Meer – Staff Writer, Sacramento Business JournalFeb 22, 2018, 4:43pm PSTIn a sign that escalating rents in the city of Sacramento may have reached a tipping point, a group has filed with the city clerk’s office to collect signatures for a rent control measure.The ballot measure would allow rents within the city to rise by no more than the percentage increase of Consumer Price Index, with a baseline set at the earlier of Feb. 20 or whenever a tenant first occupies a unit.A notice of intent to circulate petitions to put the measure on the ballot was filed Tuesday.Landlords would be able to evict tenants only under certain circumstances, such as failure to pay rent or violating lease terms.