You'll have the ability to use money for another opportunity.Our video explains how the "IUL" works...There are many uses for the "IUL" and it's one of the fastest growing trends for the risk averse investor (one who prefers lower returns with known risks rather than higher returns with unknown risks.)."

The long term trends are clear, even if short term timing is variable, depending muchly on what local government officials do, beside taking payoffs from special interests in the construction industry and voting accordingly. 

If the long term trends for that location do not look good - you may be painting yourself into a corner if you go into a negative cash flow situation.

I agree that there are some unsettling trends, but they are local and i can't quite get my head around their root causes.  

As an agent you will have the ability to learn the market, identify trends, and come acoss amazing deals through your marketing, MLS access and even word of of mouth.  

The last two acquisitions averaged 264 units so we're trending towards larger properties.

@Ryland Taniguchi yes that is a great strategy, and since current indications (general economic concerns on top of real estate trends) tend to point towards a cycle peak, I am being cautious as a first time investor...

You may start to recognize patterns or sales trends - maybe start to recognize homes that have been sitting and are ripe for a lowball offer.  

Both require constant monitoring of the real estate markets for upcoming RE trends to combat with.

Is this a tactic to reset the DOM count in Trend MLS?