It all works out well when the market is going up and investors are getting paid, but when the market softens and investors lose money, the complaints and lawsuits come in and the dominoes fall. 

Having spent 10 years at Fidelity Investments, I saw firsthand how traditional firms often fall short when it comes to helping real estate investors.

And most will be able to pay the taxes when they come due, and put on a new roof, and put on a new coat of paint.As well as replace the carpets, cut the grass on a regular basis, replace the windows, reseal the chimneys when the liners crack, etc..It's unlikely that that these homes will fall into the slum category in 10 years or so, and make the asset underlying the loan virtually worthless.Or just vanish when the place starts to fall apart too much, due to no down-payment (no skin in the game 100% loans).Said the lawmakers who approved this.

Inflation will continue to fall/unemployment to rise/the insider c-suite/director Sell/Buy ratio now over 25, (so the dudes running America think a Recession or hard landing is coming).

Hi Amit I intentionally chose to ignore vendors that were not transparent with their pricing, since those typically fall into enterprise grade solutions that were outside of the scope of this analysis.

Not to mention the amazing fall foliage!

Essentially someone that isn't hungry to get you into any property, but has your best interest in mind to get you in the right propertyTips / General Comments- Look at inventory first thing every morning- Go and see several properties - don't fall in love with the first one you see, and don't wait until the perfect duplex comes up to have it be the first one you see-understand how much work each property needs.

Next, 10k in damage seems excessive for an emergency leak, since if the leak was in a wall, it would most likely result in most of the water falling into a basement (if there is a basement) or it would pool along the floor.

Find a buyer who will offer you a typical standard transaction or you may be messing around with a seller financed deal for 6-12 months and then it falls apart anyway.

We're not too concerned about appreciation if they generally rise and fall in value with the overall real estate market.