The population is growing because employment is good here.

As most people in the mortgage lending industry well know, the Consumer Protection Act under Dodd Frank has made it more difficult for consumers to obtain credit by trying to “protect” them.

That's great Richard.Instead of wanting everyone to give you something you have shown the perseverance and discipline to make it happen for yourself.Everyone wants success but just a few will work for it to make it become a reality.Make sure you have no debts that cost you money every month charging high interest and instead bank roll and keep growing your money.

After you have flipped several properties and started to build a consistent business, do most flippers grow by flipping even more properties or do you start adding rental properties?

-Visit local REI clubs;-Word of mouth, it's amazing how your network grows when you let people know what you do;- Might not be the group you are looking to work with, but the courthouse steps will have investors;- Perhaps sharing deals when you first start out will give you exposure to other bird doggers/wholesalers lists;- Advertise on CL, in your local papers etc. that you have houses you are moving on to investors, and to call/e-mail for information.Creative thinking is the name of the game, It'd be something fun to dabble in but I have other things to occupy my mind; hope that kick started a few thought processes.Andrew

Very time consuming and you need to make sure you are on top of details on both ends to make sure things to smoothly.

@Nancy RothThe good thing about he IRA industry is that there are ample companies to choose from so the consumer has plenty of companies to go with especially if they are not happy with a particular company.

Albert - Here's the response from our rep at SmartMove:TransUnion SmartMove was designed as a consumer initiated website to help landlords avoid having to pay membership fees and go through stringent compliance to obtain a potential renter’s credit and criminal information.

Things are great for owners, not so much for landlords hoping to grow.

The current administration either doesn't see it or likes what they see and will continue to grow all of these items.My simple question is, how high do the above percentages need to go before we realize it is not fixable without either declaring bankruptcy or printing so much money that we face unsustainable inflation?