I wonder if it ties into Chris’ points above from what he learned from his attorney.The simplest explanation I can provide is this: Both Dodd Frank Act, and the regulations issued by the CFPB put very specific restrictions on financing of consumer residential properties.  

They are time consuming, however.

For more details, this will all be done under my LLC and without getting into the weeds of why I chose to go the LLC route, it is my understanding most mobile payment systems do not allow consumer to business transfers. 

The nostalgia has consumers and professionals wondering if another bust is on the horizon.

The curtailing of rental property financing is not driven by market fears, it's driven by gov't policy.The gov't is keeping rates artificially low with the intent of helping average homeowners (the idea being that "average homeowner" takes his $500/mo mortgage savings and spends at least $450 of it each month on consumer junk, maybe a new car payment, maybe eating out, whatever, thus stimulating the economy).

OP is thinking of calling Rocket's consumer direct channel though, not going through a broker.

It's definitely a more "active"/ time consuming way to to invest than others, but can be well worth it. 

I still remember taking family trips and literally consuming them all!

This has been the best way for us to find deals, however it is very time consuming and typically does not happen quickly.

See what the price difference is, but looking forward we will only be consuming more electricity.