Originally posted by @Ray Johnson:@Chris Gordon You're going to get a wide variety of preferences because in the world of REI, most investors will invest via the Equity Placement route meaning they're buying cash flow with a break-even analysis reflecting when they will really start "Cash-flowing" on an investment.

Matthew Ray hard money lenders are typically used for purchase/rehab and then refinance.

@Ray Agosto, if no lawyer messages you, perhaps you could search for "Just ask a lawyer" in google and see if the search results help you.

@Lesley Ray there's opportunities out there.

Ray Harrell nice input!

Thank you,Ray     

@Ray, yes that is the exact reason.

Like @Ray Johnson said, wholesalers may take a little hit from this. 

Ray, thank you for the "Heads Up", on rent and renter's behavior - did you start the rental price at the high end and negotiated, if you had to, from there?

Hey everyone,My name is Ray and I live in New Orleans, LA.