Not officially turnkey, but very close in end result, acquisition costs were about 12% below market (so a little better than most turnkey deals , 8% rental with immediate occupancy (less than a week) and no repairs of any kind required.Although the appreciation in the WSJ report cited above indicates 6 to 10% for this region of OH over the past year, I'm thinking going forward it will be closer to 3 to 5% since things appear to be cooling some, but that still works for me.I also agree that Oakland or anywhere in CA now is more about speculation at this point than anything else.

This is all a part of the education of being in a highly speculative business.

Hi @Michaela Baer,Without directly asking your PM why they wouldn't show it, we can only speculate.  

That doesn't always mean pessimism, but it prevents overreaching or taking speculative risks.

There has been speculation of them raising to 12 to 15 properties under these guidelines with the current housing demands but I haven't heard any higher than 10 properties still before you go into commercial lending in my region.

Equity gained from appreciation is also free, so don't pay for it.3 - Speculating isn't investing, it's guessing with experience...and  hope. 

I see 90%+ of value going out at most trustee sale acutions as the buy, hold, and speculate on appreciation game is back in full swing.

Yet Not paying back money given to you can make you a victim Crazy world  Assuring a 19 year old that it's prudent to borrow ~$200k for a degree in social work, using fraudulent numbers for employment and income prospects to support that supposition, isn't predatory?

Hello RE friends,In an effort to move beyond theory (e.g. reading, speculating, postulating) and into practice there was a need to invest in a commodity.

Its almost speculative: You're betting on the city government getting their act together.