The NAR settlement was ridiculous and has only forced agents to do more paperwork and disclosures, but the vast majority of us are still working the same way.The law requires the agent to sign an agreement with you.

It’s still a worthy strategy to force cash flow that’s rare to find in SoCal, especially if you can reduce the cost of construction by doing a conversion/using an ADU grant or even buying a property with an existing ADU In general, even if the ADU valuation matches your cost including grants, they are usually not worth it in southern CA in single family zones. 

Quote from @Owen Maiden: Hello, I am looking for C class neighborhoods to invest in.

I’m also glad the FCC is cracking down on robocalls for lead generation; it forces people to commit to real prospecting instead of cutting corners.Over the years, I’ve run a solid brokerage team, training agents and now I help people get into wholesaling.

Why are the borrower being forced to lie?

I'm wondering if the investors that the "broker" sends to Arnold for funding are then made to join the Inner Circle in order to get that funding.Nobody is forced to do anything.

The $800k represents only a ~15%-20% forced appreciation.

The dealflow from brokers is always there, but the juice vs squeeze conundrum is in full force because if you dont manage this closely, you will start soaking up tons of bandwidth and payroll with underwriting several deals for only 1 in 5-10 to actually close.

We can't find the next opportunity, have little economy of scale, so I'm forced to keep our reserves high.

There were no jobs to be had and everyone was forced to relocate.