My Opinion:As the yield curve flattens it is an indication that the cost of money is going to be higher.Based on mortgage statistics that the median new mortgage has an LTV of 95%, people are still leveraging their homes quite a bit.In order for the real estate and financing markets not to go stagnant they will need to come up with increasingly ‘creative’ ways to finance houses with average home prices that continue to climb otherwise home buyers will no longer be able to afford purchasing houses.While all of the indicators don’t look exactly how they did in 2007 it is quite scary to see that many of them are quite similar.Just my two cents.

I imagine a lot of the pushback on the seminar is a result of creative techniques that “ they don’t want you to know!

5+ bedrooms home have a lot of demand b/c they are able to differentiate themselves from the plethora of 2 & 3 bedroom homes in the area.

Hello all,I'm renting a 3 bedroom unit in a great house in Westchester County in New York.

I was told here and there that renting out a SFH that has keyed entry bedroom door knobs (standard single cylinder and turn-button on the other side) is a fire hazard and against some kind of code or, if not, makes you liable for fire hazard dangers. 

Get and save as much money as possible, find the cheapest duplex/triplex/SFH with as many bedrooms, and househack.

Looks like you are in a good position to control more real estate  if you get creative ----You have $555,000 in potential equity ----- short on cash - but with that equity you should be able to leverage yourself into lots of real estate.Here are some ideas for you:create a blanked mortgage on some of your equity - pull out $200,000.00create notes on some of your equity - simple to do - have a title company created a note, give yourself some good terms, like 3% interest, interest only with a balloon in 7 years.

@Igor A.Keep in mind most inquirers here want low down or creative financing.

Lately I am putting laminated wood or ceramic in all my rentals sometimes I will put carpet in a bedroom but never in living room.... too much damage occurs in the living area

I have no problem with the neighbor adding a vent, however, the location happens to abut our bedroom wall, where there is open space.