Perhaps the property could achieve a 1.2% rent-to-value, but the turnkey company sells it for another $3,000 more because it hits the 1% rule exactly and that is the demand driver?   

If that isn’t a cab driver giving stock advice moment, I don’t know what is. - Also the $6T in the economy won’t have as much as an impact as one would think since a lot of it is meant to provide liquidity to keep the gears turning in this beast we call an economy.

My main point/question to all was not  "I'm so mad be mad with me"....I know it can and will be done....the question here was if anyone else has experienced this and how did they deal with the home seller and/or the investor if they found out who it is.At the same time I should have given more detail as this does include the law, where I understand once AR is complete it doesn't matter what anyone does to sabotage the deal.

I think you can have both scale and diversity in portions which achieve your overall goals.If you are a remote investor, and using property management, there will be a threshold of scale - number of units you hold in a single market - which will garner you a better rate/unit for property management costs.On the macro-economic level, distribution of holdings in different regions (states/provinces, countries) with diverse economic drivers and a low-level of coupling will help smooth the bumps of fluctuation in local economies.So perhaps it is not a question of Dallas or Indianapolis, but one of how much Dallas and Indianapolis and do your acquire them in parallel or sequentially.

The NFIP’s definition of a  primary residence:Definition–Previously identified when a customer occupied residence  at least 80% of the prior year–As of April 2015, a primary residence is now considered  when a customer will occupy their residence more than 50% of the policy  termTo verify residence status, FEMA requires one of the  following:  –Current driver’s license –Automobile registration –Proof of automobile insurance –Voter’s registration –Documentation of children’s school attendance–Homestead tax credit form for primary  residenceThe NFIP will be sending a form  to clients for completion.   

Your sounding unsure and reluctant to buy will make them feel more like their in the driver's seat.

Rich,Occasionally I wonder if I have what it takes if the world broke down in to Mad Max Thunder Dome, but it has more to do with my curiosity about mankind and the role I was intended to play in society if it were not for modern medicine and science.

Montelongo) there might be a method to the madness.

You won't be a good race car driver if you don't understand all the parts of your car and all the rules that apply, if you don't know the rules you may win the race but if you cheated you don't win.

House needs work but nothing crazy.I'm fortunate to have tons of tools and mad skills to build crap along with my crew thats also not working in the winter.