. - Got a tenant a new fridge last year and she bailed a months later - maybe the anti gifters are onto something here... 

(I am anti-FHA since they changed the PMI restrictions) I just believe that the benefits of home ownership are grossly overrated.

I am about as anti low appreciation market as they come so if you are asking my opinion then I recommend start local.  

One day I would love to see a class action lawsuit to bury all the gurus, as well as anti-guru legislation.

It's anti-diversification but at least it's (presumably) a devil you know...at least more so than KC and St.

The fact that you find out they are a convicted drug dealer is irrelevant since you will not be using that as a reason to reject.Take care to protect your business interests above all else or get out of the business in Seattle and other anti landlord jurisdictions..

A buy-and-hold single family home in an A/A-/B+ neighborhood around the greater Seattle area with good schools that is not too anti-landlord.

I was hoping to get some clarification on the anti-flipping rule. 

Despite BP being "anti Guru" there are "Guru's" that troll the site and are only trying to get your business.

What I'm more concerned of at a macro level is the French government being very anti real estate.