I guess what I am trying to say is if the pool makes sense from a marketing viewpoint, you should be considering putting it in yourself, irrespective of the tenant.

The addition of any new financing vehicle, irrespective of the audience, is wonderful.

He will proceed with his investments irrespective of my choices.He defers to reason.

Likewise, those of you who want to play hardball--with the ultimate goal of three clean credit bureau reports, irrespective of what's there now--will likewise enjoy an unfair advantage when armed with the guerilla tactics described here.

I don't think it's a bubble, although it might resemble one in your area. '06 was different. the property values were artificially inflated nationwide. mortgages for virtually any amount could be gotten, i.e.100% financing, no proof of income. even appraisers were in on the action. mortgage brokers and lenders were making a fortune because everybody wanted a bigger house, irrespective of the ARMs and outrageous rates. lenders didn't care if people defaulted because they were passing the proverbial hot potato by bundling all those crappy mortgages and selling them to investors as mortgage backed securities. it was coined "irrational exuberance" (patial thanks to alan Greenspan, but he's a separate topic not worth exploring here). easy money created high demand for a relatively low supply. prices went through the roof. until it all crashed.fast forward to '16. lending standards have tightened and prices are back to normal levels. interest rates are low and that's good but you actually have to be qualified to get a mortgage these days.  

His explanation is that the profit will be taxed as ordinary income irrespective of the desire to use 1031...is this accurate?

I feel like it should not matter which car your driving, because your tenants are still going to judge you, irrespective of which car you use.

So irrespective of how high a FICO you might have, if your "partners" FICO is low, then the loan would be underwritten using the lower FICO.

Sewer and Trash for me is Landlord responsibility, water, is split evenly irrespective of usage. 

Go with an expert, irrespective of where he/she is located.