Basically if you had an 18 year old who came to you today and expressed interest in RE investing what would you tell them?

We do things most Americans won't.  

Step #1: Take $150,000 divided by 200,000, which equals .75 Step #2: ITV is also expressed as a percentage so move the decimal two points to the right for a 75% ITV Step #3: If an investor says they will only invest up to 75% ITV then just reverse the calculation.

Three people expressed immediate interest.

This is the government agency's determination not my bank New American Funding so I assume it will be wide spread with other banks as well.

This is the government agency's determination not my bank New American Funding so I assume it will be wide spread with other banks as well.

The value is extensive....The speakers are experts from the community, such as the Fire Marshall, Community Police Officers, Landlord-Tenant Lawyers, Re-Finance Lenders, Health Department, American Red Cross Disaster Preparedness, County Drug Task Force Detective, Restoration Companies, City Code Compliance, Representative from the Mayors Office, Council for the Homeless Director, Public Utility District, Building Maintenance experts, Appliance Repair experts, Tax experts, HUD/Fair Housing experts, Legislative updates from those actively involved, and many more.  

The American Land Title Association (ALTA) put this out about 2 years ago I believe, they write the rules.The saying "all real estate is local" applies in several ways, the grapevine can kill an investor. :)

Due to only one response to question about American Rental Property Owners and Land Lord Association.  

This is napkin math, I didn't add inflation, so it's basically expressed in 2015 dollars throughout.