Cecilia,I lean toward privacy myself, which is why I understand your desire to create an environment where you can have rental income along with privacy, all in a single family house.

To thrive in this evolving environment, consider the following key adjustments:Firstly, maintain a vigilant approach to market analysis.

@James LandsfordIn today’s environment I would want 10% downWhat if this group completely mismanages them, values drop and they are in disrepair and hand you the keys back?

Hello all,Before I get started, I’d like to thank the BP community for the help you provide, content you create, and welcoming environment you encourage.

On the surface it doesn't appear to support a buy and hold environment or at least not at the current market values I'm coming across.

Absolutely, if you can replace this house with more houses that net more money.That is hard to do in this economic environment.  

Ive done a lot of flips and JVs, but I wanted to get some feedback on others experience of structure in todays environment.  

I think the reason in recent history (since 1980) that it has been a low chance of the due on sale clause being called is because we have been in a perpetual falling interest rate environment.

There tends to be a relationship, especially in today's interest rate environment between cash flow & crime.

A severely low housing stock and unmet demand means that development is a promising strategy in this environment.