This is because 27.1 million homes were built between 2000-2009 but the Great Recession derailed the pace of home building by almost 80%.

When the board meets and an agenda item is "We are looking at opening up a new warehouse location here".

@Eric Hamm and @Ben Peterson check out the PACE program.

My options are limited at startup with no funds or credit for the time being but I’m picking up a second job to quicken the pace at which I can begin, it’s quite disheartening looking at all these seemingly good deals for rentals and not being able to obtain them.

Is the relationship between an investor and agent meant to grow and develop over time or has the pace of this market made those relationships more transactional and based less of the relationship? 

RE Portland has been appreciating though at different pace in different period of time.

This will be the last house for a few years.Based on no appreciation, and all other expenses and rents keeping pace with inflation, my 30 year annualized ROI I computed at a conservative 5% (with 30% vacancy/occupancy/rehab costs; 40%-50% would impact that number a bit).

Up to 1 month for purchase and rehab,2 to 3 weeks to get under contract,4 to 5 weeks to close.So I am calculating I would need to wholesale 2 deals a month at 5k each to equal the same pace as 1 retail flip in 3 months.The income would be the same but I would have 6 transactions with the wholesaling and paperwork versus 1 for a retail flip.The plus of the wholesale would be cash buyers that can close in 7 days or less.I have cash to buy the properties I would wholesale.Your thoughts.................

Karen Mikolainis, The breakdown of your meetings, very helpful, I could see myself pacing the room and not just rushing into anything to avoid being disingenuous.

I just dissolved my investment company so we will be doing this in our names for at least the next year, will change if we pick up the pace.