In the end, yes M2M LOOKS like it would be "easier" because you can just suddenly stop leasing, but in reality, it's a giant invitation for the kinds of tenants a person does NOT want to attract.

Example Home Mortgage interest deduction disappears: I will sell my house to my brother who I will rent from- just like they are doing European countries.

Columbus has experienced so much growth for the past few years, partly due to the influx of tech giants like Intel ($20 billion), Meta, Amazon, and Google building warehouses and data centers in the area, which has contributed to an increase in property prices and more people moving into the city for job opportunities.

Then there is this giant empire of a website.

The giant hard money lenders can spread hundreds of millions of dollars or more out over many loans and do well with a 2 or 3 % spread.

If your crawlspace is mostly clay, the clay may make your crawlspace act as a giant bathtub.

Our properties are like a giant ATM machine… every 30 days they get refilled with cash!

However, we use rehab expenses to get free gas from Giant Eagle (haven't paid for gas in, like, 2 years), so I would insist on buying my own materials.

may be- The TARP 2.0 is actually already happening @James Hamling, this happen in very private transaction for US to save "Credit Suisses" crises where US gov. is loaning cheaper dollar than normal to their European counterpart to save their banks.

It's like a giant monster that is never satisfied.