If it's a long-term play, the potential savings on PMI with a conventional loan could be significant.Have you compared rates for both options?

I don't think anyone has ever said anything about sheets, towels, Keurigs, wifi speed, tv stations, pack-n-plays, the games in the game room, the upgraded appliances, etc.

@Brady Ascheman To make the decision strictly from a Property Management standpoint you have to calculate your vacancy cost and cost to acquire a new tenant to know if a rental increase is even a smart play. 

I don't know what the issue is/was, but I think a lot of customers want to play games and he probably did his best to keep them on the straight and narrow. 

Redeveloping into mixed use live/work/play projects has been the most common proposed solution the past few years in my area. 

Happy to chat.Los Angeles is an appreciation play.

Sidenote: I am a note investor and play in this space as my full time job, so I am not some crackhead. 

This brings a much greater liability into play, and in my opinion provides greater balance.Is this offering the best “deal” for a passive investors?  

If first time home buyers are having a difficult time coming up with the funds for even the costs to play as a first time home buyer then are the non profits supposed to pay the buyers agent commission too? 

I would only consider Decatur for a cash flow play, not an appreciation play.