They don’t effectively target motivated sellers.In fact, the market is saturated with these outdated and inefficient approaches.

The other attempt at affordable is density through what they call their middle housing zoning and up zoning existing parcels. again led to building boom but still nothing sells for much less than 500k.

Are there any features you’ve always wished existed in tools you currently use to evaluate investment properties?

Consequently many inexperienced investors make investment decisions based on where they can afford to buy, not necessarily where a good investment thesis may exist. 

@Jay HinrichsSorry, I maybe misstated...we negotiated it to cost the asset (house)zero...the taxes still existed, they were released from the property because our lien was so substantial of a loss via our first position there was no equity for them to stay attached to...did that make more sense?

Here are some common pitfalls I see for new investors from the private lending perspective:• Insufficient Funds: most lenders are going to be able to lend a first-time investor somewhere around 75-80% of the purchase price of an existing property + 100% of your estimated rehab budget (or an 80/100 loan, for short).

People all jump in and saturate the market.

Two days ago it was an investor who created an additional LLC independent of the deed holder entity believing tenants could only sue the LLC where a contractual relationship existed. 

My boyfriend is a 100% disabled veteran who receives $6,500 per mo in benefits.  We live in Alabama and he pays no property tax on his home here as a disabled vet.  He owns his home here outright (value $350k). He ha...

Fed's can talk all they want about "creating" however millions of homes, it changes nothing unless Harry Potter comes into office and shezams them into existence.