But the private loan business is vulnerable to fraud for borrowers since sensitive information can be exchanged 

(Kylie Cooper / The Seattle Times)Several of the largest property management companies operating in Seattle conspired to drive up rents and decrease competition, three lawsuits filed this month allege.The cases, filed in federal court in Seattle, focus on the use of RealPage software, which gathers information about rental units and rent prices and uses an algorithm to recommend how much landlords should charge.The complaints claim that by exchanging detailed and “competitively sensitive” information, RealPage and the landlords have illegally created a “cartel” to set prices in violation of antitrust laws.The widespread use of RealPage has increased rents across the country and in Seattle neighborhoods such as downtown, Capitol Hill, the Central District, South Lake Union and Queen Anne, the complaints allege.The lawsuits, filed on behalf of tenants, cited an investigation by the nonprofit news outlet ProPublica that was published in October and detailed the use of RealPage in Seattle and other cities.

I suspect you didn't learn to drill teeth by reading about it and trying it on the neighborhood kids.

Back then, true, I was unduly sensitive, and the entire site was different back then.

Right now I'm thinking of it as a way to cut my teeth and get to 5% of my goal.

I mean if you are dropping almost 10 grand on a rental, you aren't that price sensitive to a few hundred dollars and you have your pick of places.

Are they stupid or am I just being too risk sensitive.

You would lose money even in paper.Flipping is not like plumbing business where you can generate business 24/7, it's very timing sensitive business.

She suggests I'd best suited for commercial, but I need to cut my teeth in residential first.Regards, Richard

This is a SHARP contrast from what the story was the past 2 years.In terms of what I see happening....Builders are the most sensitive to interest rate increases, so new housing starts has slowed down significantly.