, had to do miracles to have food for his followers, rode into Jerusalem on an ***, drove the moneychangers (rent-seekers) out of the Temple, was crucified between two thieves, penniless, had to rely on the charity of his friends to take care of his mother, was buried at the expense of his friends.I simply cannot understand how this utterly straightforward example of a life of poverty becomes an instrument of justification for divinely-inspired cash flow in the minds of so many people.I keep on waiting for someone to pop up here and tell me Jesus would have been a hard-money lender if things had just gone a bit differently.

No income tax, VERY low property taxes, landlord friendly, basically zero maintenance landscaping and house exterior/roofs, no weather issues, etc etc...Keep in mind you basically cant build a new home for less than 200 a foot all in  these days.. so existing is rising up to new home values.who was the local Vegas guy who was in the Casino scene that last year was predicting utter failure for the Vegas market have not seen him around lately. 

That said if your local economy is utterly dependent on once industry (Detroit in the 60s) then absolutely play it safe.Buy something that cash flows now and in 10 years time you won't be asking whether you bought at the right time but why you waited so long to buy.

If your retirement utterly depends on having adequate cash flow from your properties, any downturns will cripple you.

Outlawing AirBnB or anything else is utterly un-American. 

Otherwise they are pretty much utterly clueless about REI, personal finance, etc. and the metrics they use are poor tools to determine your own financial health.

Unfortunately, there are lots of wannabe investors that fall prey to the "anyone can do it" mantra, that are completely and utterly clueless about repairs and facility management, marketing, contracts, insurance, and the myriad of other factors involved.

For buyers that can't get a mortgage, it's still cheaper than a HML.Thank you Rob K for this information, was an utter stranger to me.

Who told you all to say that utter bullcrap??!?!

Utterly destroys a hardwood floor that would be almost impossible to bring back in the future.Painting floors is cheap.