One bad tenant can drive all the good tenants out.Drugs and other offenses are widespread in the neighborhoods where most multi-family properties are situated.

It's wonderful to see such widespread camaraderie in this space.The world of real estate, on this side of the pond, is much more adversarial (your gain is my loss!)

Then if Pittsburgh goes thru widespread development eventually it'll make it's way to the West End.

From my projections for the Leominster implementation, it seems that there will still be a pretty wide spread between the increased gross rents less the additional expenses, but we shall see!

Some things to consider:Your regular monthly incomeHow many rentals you have (the more you have, the more wide-spread your pain)Monthly cash flowPersonal budgetSavingsLines of creditOther financial resourcesIf you have a strong monthly income, good financial discipline, and available credit, then a reserve may not be necessary.

., the 12-month occupancy requirement for a Primary Residence), andThe Servicer notifies the original owner or natural person that the Mortgaged Premises transferred to an LLC/LP must be transferred back to the original owner or natural person prior to any subsequent refinance or modification application to meet Freddie Mac’s underwriting requirements.Hope someone can benefit from this, I hadn't found widespread mention of this on BP so wanted to share.

Obviously deflation can occur, especially through widespread deleveraging.

Another source of equity i was thinking about could also be presale in the case of land development and condos construction; even though i have no clue how it works in the US but it is widespread and easy to conduct in my home country, Francedoes anybody has some experience with pre sale condos developments?

That could be very sweet if it works.I agree that such loophole can lead to widespread abuse.

Widespread exposure = high attendance = market value.