The largest purchaser of mortgage products being Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Turns out, this guy was a former partner in one of the largest commerical real estate firms in New England.

Here is a quote:The Direct Marketing Association (DMA), established in 1917, is the oldest and largest national trade association serving the direct and interactive marketing field.The key to direct marketing is the direct connection between what you do and the response you get from the activity.

mwarden,We are drifting further away from the intent of this thread...Consult an accountant---reducing expenses has an oppositte effect on revenue/income and that is why it was included in my top 8---This is SAP...Inflation raises rent rolls, but doesn't have an effect on the largest portion of an investor's cost structure, namely debt service (principal and interest payments on the mortgage are fixed based upon the terms of the loan irrespective of inflation---taxes and insurances and other operating expenses would be effected by inflation).

The largest buyer of SFR are owner occupants so they set the value.1-4 unit properties can have a loan with an owner occupant resident.

You're right, I don't have a survey, butWhen I worked as an Asset Manager for one of the largest players in the REO industry, I and my colleagues asked our agents to remove any reference to REO, Bank Owned or Foreclosure.

I draw a distinction between the two.I have found that if you don't "freshen" personal living spaces from time to time they will start to look "down market" and you'll start to attract down market tenants.

Good to have a new member.The GA REIA is the largest in the country.

I further assume that this property is not cashflowing at the moment, and if this is the case, this will be your largest obstacle.

They are good to know, but they are not the "rules of this site," but that of some off its members.I think it is important to make that distinction.