However, I still go to many of them just in case one of these so-called "gurus" accidentally and completely by mistake stumbles onto something that resembles a new idea.

Don't mess around with fraud or anything that remotely resembles it.  

When I look at something resembling cap rate, it's typically to determine my cash-on-cash return on an  all-cash purchase, and for that, I want to factor in capex.  

Borrower must get through demo, foundation, and have something that resembles a structure in place. 

They have found a way to use a phone number resembling mine to call me on.

The amount of red tape and hoops Sec. 8 often makes you jump through to house these tenants seems really counter-productive to solving the affordable housing crisis that they seem to be pretty in tune with.With interest rates still as low as they are and the amount of people that are still moving into the bigger metro areas on a daily basis coupled with the sheer amount of investors in these regions descending in immediately on anything even resembling 'affordable', renovating, and reselling for top dollar - it's hard to imagine the availability of affordably priced rentals increasing any time real soon.Again, RHA could help itself (and the people they are supposed to be charged with helping) by reassessing and increasing rental rates, as well as reducing or streamlining the arcane bureaucratic processes that discourage landlords from wanting to rent to S8's.Once the market finally cools and the banks are flooded with what I'd bet will likely be massive amounts of short sales, and properties can be bought again on the downswing then I think we'll start to see a noticeable increase in the availability of affordable rentals.

This is one of the most important reasons why they can't grow their business into something that does not resemble a job.We also figured out that the outdated model of "taking someone by the hand" is incredibly ineffective as means to teach someone to build a going concern.

Anything that resembles long term water damage can trigger a denial and the chances of being non renewed is very high.

Remember not to do anything that would even remotely resemble trying to collect a debt when you are speaking with them if you are going to take the above advice.

@Stephen McCracken my input would be that you will have a great challenge finding anything resembling "a deal" on the MLS.