I have 15 units right now and am still looking to grow.  

Once your portfolio grows, you are required to list 4 comparable non-section 8 properties you have and the associated rents on the Section 8 paperwork.

Could turn out the peak oilers are right, and we're all living in huts and growing our own food.

Among the means at your disposal for collecting leads and growing your quick-turn real estate business is establishing a farm area where you do business on a regular basis.

A prospective Lease-to Purchase was lined up to occupy the home and cover the mortgage payments in many variations of this scheme a portion of the kick back money was supposed to "protect the Investor" some of the bolder operators actually marketed this a a second chance opportunity for the cash rich and credit poor (People with income that was "difficult" to document) The rapidly appreciating markets allowed for substantial "equity spreads" the source of the "kick back money." i.e the FMV is 100K the seller has 45K into the property and would be happy with netting 18K profit, the change goes to paying all the closing costs and a gratuity to the buyer.

Unfortunately, as your portfolio grows (or even with a small portfolio over the long term), these expenses catch up with you and must be accounted for (because you have to spend real money to pay them).

I was finishing up a career in medicine, running a small ranch with my family, and growing my real estate business into a multifamily focused operation and was buried with tasks.

When the price of imported goods gets so high that we can't afford them, which will happen as the dollar goes down in value, and other economies grow, we will start producing things again and experience real growth.

If farmers were able to benefit from the higher prices, they would have an incentive to grow more.

It looks like he found his exit strategy: California Investors Rushing to Own Limited Opportunity Investment Properties in Tennessee Rare Opportunity to Own Part of a Multifamily Development in a Rapidly Growing Area FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRLog (Press Release) – Aug 22, 2008 – SPRING HILL, Tenn. – California property investors are quickly acquiring property in the 15th fastest growing area in the United States, conveniently located near a major General Motors Saturn Plant and just minutes away from the Nissan Corporate Headquarters and a Verizon Regional Headquarters.