hey @Matthew Toporowski, at the least I would check their financials/tax returns to see how profitable they are (which translates into how easy it will be to pay your rent).

You aren't touching anything on the Roaring Fork for almost any price, no matter the square footage.Location is king, because location equals desirability, and desirability translates into more rental demand, and in some cases, substantially more.  

This isn't necessarily just the fault of ODC - REITs in general have been taking it on the chin lately - but I think it's a serious wake-up call that being famous doesn't necessarily translate into profitability.

This is one of the problems with housing in lower tier markets because on the surface they appear to be great value but capex makes it impossible in many cases to keep them up and running and therefore the cash flow from your spread sheet rarely translates to reality.

But falling 10/20/30 bond yields don't translate into rising CRE values as down GDP means more store closings, lower NOI, lower office rents/industrial etc, etc.  

Square footage on the house will translate more consistently in an appraisal.

We are offering a 2% bonus on top of the existing pay structure or terms, which means that instead of 12% or 15% per year paid monthly, it will be 14% or 17% interest paid monthly on those promissory notes,” ( Link ).Translation?

A too high price will translate in a low ROI.

", and his rule 2 is "see rule #1"This translates to me as "Don't overpay

I am really thinking about how I can level up and increase my impact on society and have that translate into active income.cheers yall!