He will find investors who will take a chance and he will find people who have a good enough run over the first few months of ownership to buy more.  

Is 1% rule good enough to have positive cash flow for rental properties?

If the numbers on the investment property are good enough to cover the HELOC payment, then I personally think it's a great option to use to expand an investment portfolio if you have equity in you primary residence to leverage.

@Michael ReillyI guess I could have also mentioned it's been good enough we just listed our third str on airbnb!

When you buy turnkey normally you pay retail, if the hood is not good enough you will see all the locals investing there paying less and usually not a little less.

It isn't currently good enough to replace programmers, but it is being used by knowledgeable ones to become more efficient, and with they knowledge that they need to double check everything presented.

After I got out out of college, I couldn’t find a good enough job in corporate America with my degree so I stayed in construction and became a part time realtor.

I don’t know the story, but it sounds like a typical one where not enough due diligence was done, the team was not vetted good enough etc. etc.

Usually it's a 'good enough' option, and we'll deal with that later.Not trying to scold, I think this stuff is eventually important.

Of course the returns look good enough to cover some of that.