The reason I posted this in the "Get stated" section is that hopefully new folks might read it and do some rational thinking.

In investment terms, I think many of the players in the real estate market simply are not rational.

There are reasonable and rational private-sector alternatives to 99.9% of what the govt does.

There are all sorts of ways to rationalize things from wholesalers.

With a rental, I'd probably replace the water heater if it was more than 8-9 years old.A tenant may not be riki-tik about letting you know the water heater is leaking until it becomes a serious problem that'll end up costing you way more than simply replacing the thing in the first place would have.Everything else, most rational people are gonna notice and let you know about.

It is a great example of why one must be careful when reading about real estate in the popular media. 1st paragraph "pool of available homes has dwindled dramatically" This lead them to the conclusion as to why in the 2nd paragraph they said"In May inventory levels grew by nearly 6%"Paragraph 5 talks about inventory "jumping' Which contradicts their rational in the 1st paragraph the prices are increasing due to decrease inventory.

I've been researching it, and apparently those cables only have so much capacity, so they ration it.  

Not that I care because as I said in NC the approach is rational.

Ask in broad terms how they would work with an investor like you - loan terms, LTV, DSCR rations, etc.

We're trying to focus on properties with favorable cash return (less on appreciation), RV rations of at least 1% & ROI of at least 10%.