I am not a carrier of consumer credit, so I don't see anything changing anytime soon.

Hey @Grant Speer, We offer property management for condos up here in CT and generally ( I know this is going to sound crazy coming from a property manager) it isn't worth it for the consumer**.

We need legislation help to protect us and the consumers. 

@Jorge Rivera With 26 million plus Americans out of work right now, the U.S. consumer sentiment hitting its lowest since the recession of 08' and banks tighten up on lending requirements.

You can see how this could consume much or all of the RE appreciation on such a short term hold.  

@Marquelle Smith,If you want an easy to consume explanation of the whole process, get the book, "If you can't wholesale after this...

Agenting is time consuming and costly, especially when only doing transactions 1-2 times a year.  

One VA loan for one consumer (marriage being the exception here) for one property that is between 1 and 4 units.  

Sorry, you may also want to investigate if DST’s can consume some of it.

Supply is typically in need if population growth is strong, rent growth is positive, vacancy rates are low, high job diversity exists and unemployment stays low.Other indicators to watch : Population age, upcoming construction, affordability gap,  etc.For resources on multifamily with regards to what you mentioned, if Costar or other data providers is too costly, I suggest :Business Journal - for your City of ChoiceMarcus & Millichap - Quarterly/Annual "Multifamily Investment Forecast", and other reports.CBRE - "US Multifamily Cap Rate Surveys" reports quarterlyIRR(Integra Realty Resources)CREXIMulti-housing NewsCP ExecutiveZillow Group Consumer Housing Trends Report - AnnualOther market analytics can be found in tools such as :City-data.comstatisticalatlas.comwww.weareapartments.org/www.bls.gov/ - U.S Bureau of Labor Statisticswww.naahq.org/ - National Apartment Association