With literally all attractive national markets peaking or already peaked and attractive deals in very short supply, how have you changed your investment strategy?

Hopefully, it will not stop here, as opinions are never in short supply. :)My opinion is that "simply changing circumstances of ownership" is not a valid phrase to sidestep tax issues of partnering.

Airbnb is definitely interesting as a strategy, even though regulations against it is something to contend with.

@Daniel Chun the reason for not being able to make a lump some payment is because the IRS has regulations on how much of the total premium can be paid in any one year.

I guess Toronto is doing a lot better than when I had last checked (the supply glut seems to create bidding wars I saw in the Bay Area over the last several years as well as companies moving to Toronto), but Canada is headed for a recession in the next 2-3 years latest given we have already seen a 2/10 yield curve inversion in their bond yields and weakness in the Loonie currency itself.

I tend to buy in the Southern half of the US for 2 reasons:1) you get much higher year-round occupancy rates in the South & it’s simply tough to earn a good ROI in the North if your place sits vacant for a big chunk of the year2) Culturally, the Southern half of the US seems to be a lot more accepting of STRs regulation-wise.

If I'm following your logic correctly, your situation is:You have a previous HELOC on your primaryYou want to refinance to new rate/ termYou'll be paying off your HELOC from some other source prior to the refi (NOT via a cash out during the refinance)If that's the case, you shouldn't have any difficulty (other than perhaps some loan officers not being up to date on the regulations, or having other weird overlays). 

I'd be curious to hear your thoughts from a supply/demand perspective and the idea that deals are going quick because of larger pool of hungry investors (or is it more of a macro-economics things)?

Find out how hard the water is and how often it needs to be checked and test as per EPA regulations..

I wanted to ask where investors out there buy their supplies when flipping homes and if anyone uses on-line stores to purchase them.