It's a way of hedging my bet using as little cash as possible.

But if the license is required and its a flaw on the lenders side you can bet the borrowers attorney will raise that.. 

Physical REI is not a paper investment; almost anyone whose invested on paper numbers I am willing to bet is showing a lot less than the reality of if it unless they took realized gains by selling(into the appreciation rate) or cashed out refi. 

But that is the key with investing, you need to have your educated guess of future events, place your bet, and hope you are right.

I'd bet that for the last 50 years, investors looking at Boulder have felt it was unaffordable, and that the numbers don't work for investors.

That is your best bet to ensure it is watered regularly. 

We just closed our second deal in the past 30 days, and for me, my portfolio or success, would not have been possible without an amazing partner.The reason for my post is that I've learned that real estate, especially multifamily, is a team sport.

If you are looking for cash flow typically multiple unit properties are going to be your best bet but might require a little more work up front and there are not a lot of them around the area to scoop up right now.

(Fun tip: Tenants in those buildings love to narc on each other for sport.)I agree with everyone that said build a fence - especially since it is your primary residence.You aren't going to win here.

Unless you are a professional athlete/movie star / influencer it’s hard for many to hear this but the world really doesn’t give a hoot about you.Having built hundreds of multimillion dollar homes and having worked on projects with two different professional sports teams owners - I would say less than 1% would use a land trust for anonymity and some of these people had 9 figures and several were billionaires.