And all of this happens during the contract period reducing purchasing risk.Great strategy especially when practiced just on the outskirts of a major metro area in a country setting(a weekend getaway property that can be marketed to city folk).  

I'm not saying its the best are in the country. 

Dumb Debt also means that the owner takes on recourse debt and personally guarantees it instead of non-recourse debt or other people’s debt (OPD) or cross collateralizes it with highly appreciated assets with low debt to value ratios.

Here’s an example, I just took a trip across the country, and decided to visit some “popular“ OOS investment neighborhoods that are promoted here on BP.

I'm currently using a website that I created 4 years ago, posting vacancies by creating a page and cross linking it to a form in my website for applications.  

Personally in this year alone I've helped clients get through divorce, leave their job to care for an elder parent, and leave the country for a mission trip with a cut in pay.

But in a place like this part of CA were its reversed the land is worth 80% of the total value not 20% like most other areas of the country yet the bank requires insurance for the total amount of the loan even though the build cost to replace is far less..

With the upswing in the country's short-term and mid-term rental markets, a unique opportunity is presenting itself to house hackers during a time when it's harder to cash flow than it was a few years ago.

@Brady Ascheman rents are flatlining or declining in many areas of the country.

That is the best way to get started since you get such great benefits due to your service to the country.