I stick to population growth, job growth, migration, political unrest, changes in governments, changes in the velocity of money, changes in the transfer on monetary wealth and of the method of transfer (exchanging commodities vs electronic funds). 

I'd turn to an online broker such as LendBase or Velocity mortgage.  

I understand leverage, appreciation, and the Velocity of Money (I think).

On a related note- has anyone heard anything new about the Velocity mixed use development ?

I view these are long term cash flow and tax benefit investments, where the larger operators I invest with for velocity of money. 

To me it's the power of the velocity of money...What am I missing though?

What I'm looking at is whether the velocity of household creation (e.g., millenials moving out of their parent's homes or out of roommate situations due to lack of affordability or a weaker jobs market) slows down and whether the relocations to hot markets starts to cool off. 

But don’t feel alone, a very common complaint I hear from passive investors is inadequate and/or non-transparent (or even non-existent) reporting.In short summary, at a minimum you should receive quarterly updates containing a profit and loss statement and a balance sheet, along with a narrative describing how the business plan is performing relative to what was projected at the time the investment was made, along with what the sponsor is doing, or plans to do, to remedy any shortfalls or challenges.The best sponsors will provide all of that, regularly and on-time, and also provide additional things, such as: market commentary, renovation and leasing velocity data, statements of your capital account and distributions, progress photos, charts/graphs showing income trends, and so on.When you evaluate sponsors for potential future placements, it’s fair game to ask for a sample quarterly report from another one of their live deals.  

If you are trying to gain velocity and do more deals faster and believe you can, then being negative on one so you can go onto bigger and better deals might be ok.

I know it all really depends on what I’m doing and my plan, but just want to hear others personal opinions.banks offer lower rates and more scrutiny in underwriting, it kills velocity. as a hml, i hear all the time about the deal that was lost because a bank could not perform.