I think the logic behind all of it pretty fascinating and I find myself coming up with all sorts of hypotheticals I want to throw out into the world, and thought I'd start here. 

It's not rocket science and if your a legitimate business it's no problem to do.

It’s fascinating to me how the long term wealth and returns this industry provides supersedes literally almost any profession.

Oh, and it wasn't exactly rocket science to hear about the law changes.The OP wouldn't have been "bench slapped."

Real estate has been a fascination for me and it is something I am going to stick to.

No rocket science; going by the pro forma and now less than conservative maintenance and capex at 5% each, one month’s vacancy, 10% on management as per a local mngmnt company’s rate.I have no experience buying/selling as an agent; I’ve been a rental agent in NY all these years.

Now about that Controlling a property with ought owning it, this sounds fascinating, care to expand on that?

No rocket science here.

These appraisers do not make more money just because there is more work to do so they are incentivized to do a volume of business and not take precise detail in obtaining an exact science of a value for you.

Just like the morris homes if they have not really been rehabbed people have already lost 75% of their investment because that's all the property is worth.. they can try to rehab again.. but why.. these properties 90% are beyond economic or funcitional life.Another terrible, but fascinating read.