Around 5.5 million house deficit nationwide.Up to 40% of multifamily projects nationwide in the next year will be paused, due to the rise of interest rates.

I am considering pausing my investments and buying a home instead for 1.4M to 1.6M, but I also understand that I will trap myself with a big mortgage monthly and make it difficult to reinvest.

Also can you stop or pause claiming "depreciation" on tax returns if we started 3 years ago? 

Thats why I paused and thinking to refinance only the 37,000 I have left owed, and only on the house and one or two acres, instead of pulling all the equity out (64,000) on all of the 10 acres.

., I would take pause before following George Paiva's super stern policy.

I also listen for their reluctance in answering questions, a pause can be in thinking of a correct answer, a quickly given reply can sometimes indicate that 1. they are a small operator who is personally involved and/or 2. they don't want to talk and want to get off, or 3. a friendly relationship where they are trying to help the applicant.We would call, but we also said we would be sending a written verification and asked them to return it!

That should give you pause.

Just wanted to show you why I have pause for this..

Although the communication lapses and construction delays did definitely give me pause, I always got my rental guarantee and maintenance guarantee, the construction always got done and they always kept their word. 

I get about one PM a day from those who actually listened to what I had to say and thank me.. for having them take pause and then do something different and not get caught up in that HUGE MESS.. and I was not the only.. one but I am the first to say it BLUNT was putting it mildly.BP is about folks helping and since I have been lending to rehabbers in all these markets for about 2 decades I think I do have some solid advice and generally its just this..