They used to communicate with such conviction, people believed them, and likewise, the leaders enforced belief in the people.

That will keep the owner from encumbering title with additional financing from any conventional lender, they just avoid such lending issues.Contrary to popular belief an owner can finance the property with an lease-option, rarely would they or could they, but if a lender is willing, they certainly can.An owner can sell a property that has a lease-option!

To your questions, these would be my answers.It would be interesting to see you other input from other investors in other age groups or of different beliefs as well as from legal counsel and accountants.

I feel like I would be requiring their religious/sexual preferences as well as political views as a disclosure.

@Meghan McCallum,The part I think you got right pertains to needed refi's in the days to come.Now that interest rates are finally rising after such an extended period at record lows, any properties depending on Cap rates are going to see a significant change in value.In general, of course, my belief is that the housing shortage will support residential properties and maintain the demand for rentals.

I'll be reading your blogs religiously from now on, I'm so new to all this I squeak so I'll take all the help I can get!  

They are not an opinion, such is not based on any personal belief as to someone being fair, the base line is what is usual and customary, the value exchanged, the conduct of the parties and the legal purpose.Often, we go by the old, get whatever you can get, but that is really in dealing with personal property.

Contrary to opinion and belief, not every Baltimore City resident is poor, on drugs, irresponsible or a management headache, and you don't have to be in the trendy newer areas, to find a stable neighborhood, just have to know where to look. 

Again, microeconomics has nothing to do with politics that you keep trying to make it, you seem to have some real bias here, because you keep pushing this notion that liberalism drives wealth despite all evidence to the contrary, it doesn't, you're just cherry picking data to fit your belief, while not understanding the most basic things they teach in an undergraduate level economics class. 

Christan or non religious alike you can not be a bad steward of your money.I won't bore you with the numerous times I have counted on renters or buyers and even sellers to treat me with the same respect they demand but because I'm a cold hearted investor some how it's OK to lie renegociate disregard contracts not keep time lines you name it I have delt with it.