You asked about the risks and benefits of using leverage in real estate investing.The reality is leverage cannot be avoided, usually, in real estate investing.The risks are you get over-leveraged and your don't have enough cashflow and reserves to weather a market shift, extended vacancy, or major repair.The advantage is you increase your ROI by using other people's money and as little of your own money as possible.

The reality is the opposite - if it's not in writing then the PMC doesn't have to provide the service or can charge extra for it!

I say them so that you can be better prepared to deal with reality.

Now a good point though when their deals dont work do they change their lifestyle to accommodate the new reality ..

Sadly, banks and hard money lenders are painful to work with in this model as needing to have clear title while they underwrite is not reality.

The reality is the opposite - if it's not in writing then the PMC doesn't have to provide the service or can charge extra for it!

The reality is there's literally no better way to do that than with real estate investment.

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@Bruce LynnThey could but in reality it’s not the actual federal govt employees that are the biggest factor it’s all the lobbyists and government contractors that flock the area.Every large company has a contingent of people here to grease the pockets of all the politicians

If anything, Americans need more open and honest political discourse, not less - this would keep reality a little more in check.