It makes the borrower attractive.  

If you know someone who has money in or could put money into a self-directed IRA, they could provide financing and you could offer an attractive rate, say 8%. 

We have a new tax bill that makes it less attractive to live in most of the NorthEast in addition to penalizing high-value mortgages.

I would eventually like to Cash out Refi after a few years of holding and roll into another but not sure how attractive the new mortgage will look. 

Being really discretionary at this phase of your search will make a world of difference between capturing those attractive yields or continuously spending your rental income on improvements. 

—When real-estate agent Don Nugent listed a three-bedroom, two-bath house here on Jo Ann Drive, offers came immediately, including a $208,000 one from a couple with a young child looking for their first home.A competing bid was too attractive to pass up.

I don't know about Denver but in my areas $2500 a month is going to attract poor renters also. 

But do you actually want to live in these places, especially without a car (Norristown without a car, no thanks) and what type of tenants would you attract?

To expand beyond the circle of affluent people down in Greenville, perhaps you want to start doing social media and SEO to begin to attract people into your platform who don't live in your area.  

My understanding is that Act 20 has recently been amended by the law makers to eliminate the 5 employee requirement to attract more small businesses, as opposed to just these big hedge funds lol.