YUP  maybe sometimes but thats not normal from what I have seen over 4000 fundings of turn key. 

It normally doesn't cost you any money to open and to be able to access that large amount of equity to buy or stabalize your current portfolio allows you so much more opportunity costs.For instance, I took a $200K LOC out on my primary residence when I first started in real estate.

There are some exceptions, but the HOA dues normally kill your returns and there are all kinds of other issues having tenants living close together. 

They post their rooms on the normal hotel, discount site, etc.

Called our normal granite installer and he can't come out to measure until April (I plan on having it rented/sold before then).

Not a normal moderator who makes sure that people who post are posting according to the rules, but an advanced moderator that is an authority on all things that he doesn't do himself, and one that can protect the unsuspecting new investor from dangerous partnership structures and people like me, Jonathan, Don and anyone else you may have on your list. 

If it is a normal occurrence I would be concerned, connect with local boots on the ground before doing anything out of emotion. 

My buyer was charged $4,000 by a company to try and get them a loan when it was pretty obvious they weren't normally qualified.  

Also, banks normally only lend for holiday homes, not for rental properties but a holiday home can mostly be a short-term rental or become one later.5.

We actually just had several go in on Livingston ave on the west side where I'd not normally think would be desirable, but they look great and really brought the block up.So I'm a huge fan personally from seeing them go up in my own area.