Passyunk, near Girard Estates, etc.The possible cons are Point Breeze proximity and not "quite" close enough to Broad St.Anyone have opinions on the long term view on this area of the city?

Incredible sellers market here in PDX> But when you have basically zero vacancy and a stable work force the big passive money is on them like crazy..On the other end of the spectrum and probably more germane for BP I had a friend of mine from Oregon that I introduced GA SFR's too when I was buying them.

What you are asking for is a very, very broad question.

I know my post about a $100M deal was a little out there, but you chose an end of the spectrum that couldn't be reached with a Mars rover!

what end of the "spectrum" is what I think would determine how you would feel if you're ok with the regulations going away.I imagine most investors with lots of knowledge could use the weakened regs to their advantage, while those less informed investors and borrowers would be "hurt " in the event that weakened regs lead to another housing crisis.Makes me want to search some threads from the housing crisis time frame to see folks thoughts.

@Matt R. out of curiosity, do you cherry pick your selection of REITs or stick to broad REIT indexes and such?

I know with rising home prices and new builds in the suburbs competition has been fierce both buying and renting.For me, I have seen a pretty flat trajectory in my rentals if not a small dip, but I am usually at the top end of the rent spectrum because I usually do a renovation and it is basically  brand new.The rentals I have had an increase on have only been 25-50 dollars per month, approx 2-5%.

Categoric failure would require global change the likes of which have not been seen in recorded history like broad scale depopulation or a sea change in global governance eliminating current incentives.

Client choices are too broad, that I make them go to homedepot and go online, pick out their choices, and give me a shop list, i.e. fill a shopping cart with quantities of 1, then figure it out from there. 

Don't read financial laws looking for loopholes or ways to circumvent the intent of the law, they are broadly interpreted!