He predicted a housing market crash sometime between 2016-2019. 

Note buying is a business that is very difficult to predict costs and evaluate exposure to risk on individual notes.

I think those last two variables are more difficult to control, so the process can be much quicker but is not always predictable no matter how well we may set expectations up front.As far as your experience with lending, a lot of that scrutiny is once again driven by compliance.

But even with a 50k increase in prices from now until February 2019, prospective buyers, especially from the West Coast and Northeast, will still be laughing at some of the prices ITP.I predict that it will be hard to find a 3BD 1.5BA property under 200k ITP a year or so after the Super Bowl. 

No one can predict the future and you need to decide your goals and risk tolerance.

I predict at least 5 people will say "lend it to me" and at least 2 people will private message you to try to scam you out of your money.It isn't necessary to post an amount to ask this question and it kinda puts a target on your back.And on top of that, there is no correct answer to the question.

The obvious risk here is that I could have a lot of extra interest over the life of the loan, and higher monthly payments if rates increase.Link: https://themortgagereports.com/65099/fannie-mae-predicts-2-9-percent-mortgage-rates-by-2021I'm in Dallas, Texas right now, and our market is surprisingly getting pretty hot.

In addition, you need to determine are they lenders (i.e. debt against the property with predictable terms) or equity (an investor sharing profit and losses).You need to realize once you "partner" with someone, they'll want some kind of recordation as recourse. 

From what a lot of big name real estate investors are predicting, we're in for a pretty big foreclosure crisis come 2021, so I think you'll see a lot more inventory out there later next year and that should ease up on the competition side of finding deals, but you'll probably have a little more difficult time finding buyers.After you feel like you have an idea of what your gameplan is to find deals, I would recommend building out a buyers list.

Try listening to Ken McElroy's   predictions, right at the end of the talk around Minute 18.