To pick him up at 3 days old, there was a temperature check for me, survey to fill out, exam by a nurse, and that was just to have them hand the baby to me. 

Gateway metros also posted a steady comeback, with substantial month-over-month gains: San Jose (3.6 percent), Boston (3.2 percent), New York (3.0 percent), Miami (2.7 percent), San Francisco (1.8 percent), Chicago, Washington, D.C.

This strategy could be good for you because your uncle can set the terms (i.e. limit the amount of down payment) and he gets a steady stream of income. 

Friend/relative/interest co-worker with good credit/steady income and make some kind of partnership. 

An ac unit shouldn’t run 24/7 regardless of the outside temperature.

They give good long term steady income.

In my opinion less investor activity and steady price increases only means one thing.

The caveat to that is the cash flow has to be steady, expenses can't grow quicker than rent and generally not take all your time to get.

Our market is great because it's steady/stable... minimal risk.

Let's just call it 10%.If I offered to lend you $100K at 3% and someone else had a steady, stable business you could invest in and make 10% wouldn't you do it?