They have limited resources and are after "big fish".Let's also not blow this out of proportion.  

You can get up to 80% on some properties but that's a bit strong in this environment especially with rates and terms.You can find PIP requirements in the franchise agreement.

Your local planning and zoning office can give you guidance on what your options are.West coast wetlands are a big deal.. as there are many of them and the protections are in place to protect the Salmon Steelhead etc.as everything flows from some point to a river that these fish run in.Along with certain Flora..In Washington and Oregon you would hire a consultant familiar with the county regs and do what is called a Wet land delineation.

I would venture to guess that if I were to try to buy or refinance a property in the current rate environment, it'd be closer to 5.25-5.50% with the same amortization period and balloon period.

It all comes down to how much you put into it but they create a good environment to keep you motivated and learning.

That’s what  I meant by “when the right deal comes along” In this market in competitive environment you’re going to have to look at a lot of deals and make a lot of offers to get one 

There are numerous real estate events and conferences to attend- but what I've found is that everyone is fishing in the same pond.

Rats nest near their food and water source and they are very leery of new objects in their environment.

As far as I know is like part-time job due to:- High turnover- Quarrels among tenants- Non paying tenant- Tenant inviting other personEven more in Europe you have extremely tenant friendly law and I never heard about Property manager as we intend him in the US.Despite I was born in Italy and I live in Rome, I felt more secure to rent a property in the US rather than Rome due to:- Business friendly environment- Landlord friendly law- Property protection law- US screening (i.e. credit score)

The property is surrounded by State and National forests, 5 mins to the AuSable River and a neighborhood lake with a beach and fishing.