As such, we need to place an emphasis on preserving the current stock of affordable housing that is already on the market.

I've tried stock market and never really made that much.

I am also really interested in the stock market and the real estate industry! 

These rates of return surpass what bank-provided bonds and stock dividends offer.

Say it is invested in a stock portfolio - now it is investment interest expense. 

During period of low interest every post on BP was about cash flow - now that cash flow upon acquisition is dead the only option is equity which is also reeling because price appreciation is finally back to realitypersonally I buy for growth because I buy to hold for 10-20 years or longer.

We also run numbers to avoid lost money on blindly paying for an appraisal to find out its a dead deal or of no benefit.

Thanks @Paul B.The "Stocked Pond" is what interest me.

The banks thought I was a dead beat because of my debt to income ratio.  

In 2008 when the stocks went down, I realized my 401k was invested with a person I had never met.