Also trash removal needs to be privately secured, as public carrier will only pick up along public roads. 

I think we could all agree there are basically three answers:A) Stay the course - keep adding 10 bps for each year held based on stabilized market cap rateB) Take a little risk - use the current market stabilized cap as the exit cap tooC) Throw caution to the wind - use a cap rate that is less than the current market cap (*If you pick this answer what method are you using to predict a cap rate)Which answer would you pick and why?

Caliber started picked up the loan and it was sold into this lsf8 master participation trust as a security trust services by them even though it showed security trust was closed for almost three years when my loan, being the only one ever to be able to be out into a security trust AFTER it closed because it cannot be done, and they are the most unscrupulous bunch of thieves ever seen.

I cancelled and have been very hestitant to pick a platform like that again because of this.

the state is worried that the seller will have a bias against one of those and pick another simply based on race.. 

Pick up a copy of my book in the BiggerPockets bookstore to make sure you understand all the ways to do it safely and precautions you should consider.

I am learning a lot (books, speaking with realtors, bankers, etc.) and just need to pick a lane and get started. 

Not surprised by this trend and I expect it to continue.I'm picking up a new duplex in Detroit next month. 

And you have an "asset" in the hood, you can safely assume the appraiser will not pick the 5 best comps.

I hear things are slowly picking back up.