This is a tired argument that has been recycled before.

Then you would need about 900k plus cash to invest.If you keep recycling some of the capital instead of holding in one or two investments then you could take 1 or 2 of so many properties and hold while reselling others.I have clients that own commercial properties but they might be worth 5, 10 million bucks etc. so they can put down 1 million  on something and be happy about 6 or 7%.Starting out most investors take on headache type SFR residential and other properties because they need to make bigger pops off of less money to start with.On having a car yes they can depreciate.

To a  degree in other states people recycle and do other little things but most will not turn their life upside down to live like the greenies do.California has lot's of issues as a state but you can see trends on some things for early adopters.

The south side is just overflowing with peace and it is because they don't allow guns and as soon as an area doesn't allow guns the criminals see the error of their ways, give up their guns and start recycling, driving a Prius and become vegans.

Low doc loans are over, and I need to show good yearly income to get future loans, so that effects my willingness to take on major developments, which always show big losses.5- Avoiding major developments (where you're sitting on an empty bldg. and relying on city planning approvals of 1+ years) is the biggest change in my strategy this RE cycle.

Some builders put vent hoods that don't really vent anywhere but instead just recycle the air through a filter. 

According to our company civil engineers and architects, new constructions can have LEED features built in to achieve energy reduction and recycled material. 

Our Valpak envelope goes directly into the recycling bin every month.

Luckily, I have access to recycled polyiso foamboard insulation nearby from a company called Insulation Depot, which is the only way I would use the stuff.  

I'd really like to see the foreclosure success rate of these stale notes, those outstanding for more than 2 years.I understand that many of these pools are simply be recycled by brokers.