Some interesting reading about Trumps son in law and properties he bought in the Baltimore area .The articles come across as his company being greedy and a bad landlord , or depending how you read it , him he is training his tenants and providing a return for his investors . https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/23/magazine/jared-...http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/investig...https://longreads.com/2017/05/23/just-pure-greed-a...I can see both sides . 

There's a lot of discussion on the Trump and republican tax reform and how it can impact housing prices, local taxes and state taxes etc.The thing that really affects us Landlords, home owners, property owners are LOCAL and State laws.

True enough, @Donald Shaver. 

Hello, Bigger Pockets Family,I am a new investor, and I'm trying to get pre-qualified for a mortgage, preferably FHA cause those have the lowest down payments, and also tend to have a lower interest rate, and cash on cash return is important in my investment strategy.I am a contract employee so I receive a 1099 instead of a W2, the bank I went to Provident Bank,  will only lend to me based on the amount I paid taxes on, from my 1099, and I try to pay as little taxes as possible, just like Donald Trump. so my Pre-qualification is pretty low for investing in New Jersey where I live. 

@Donald Brinkley Yes, this is normal policy.

After taking office, the Trump administration reversed a regulatory effort that put a spotlight on the fees that investment advisors received for managing retirement accounts, which forced the Department of Labor (DOL) to put its “fiduciary rule” on hold.

@Donald Shaver, they are a local Atlanta company.

Originally posted by @Donald Shaver:Anyone in St.

@Donald Shaver I used one contractor for majority of the work.

You also have to pay attention to federal rules that trump state rules in many cases.