MTR is our play there.Vegas can definitely be a tight market for flipping, with competition driving up prices and squeezing margins.

That is a dangerous game to play with students.

Play the long game but realize that maximizing long term net worth has to stop if you want to be financially independent.3.

I'd imagine the interest rate plays a large role in what discount is given, along with house value, down payment and credit score of mortgagor.

I don't understand enough about it to know if them stocking up on single-family and small multi-family properties in the Denver area, at the current prices, is a good initial play that will hold up.

This way the investor has a quality property where all the payment is going to the mortgage so equity builds up fast and they can take the re-advanced funds and WAIT for the right opportunity for extra yield plays. 

The accessibility to contractors, market familiarity, and buyer demand all play huge roles in the success of a project.

You really have to have a game changing product to make it worth larger players to switch.

In some states, particularly those with warmer climates and robust population growth, seasonality plays a less significant role.

Immigration plays a big role in this, so it would be hard to predict unless you know what happens with population growth.I think it's still a basic human need, and one that the government can not provide at a reasonable cost.