Most of the time agents, brokers or lenders hosting meetups and prohibiting others in the same profession from coming.If you're hosting a Meetup in Minneapolis or Saint Paul isn't the purpose to freely share information?

Also, if the main line is bad, its likely a matter of time until the other pipes start to give you issues. 

It sounds like the primary reason you are thinking of doing the cash-out refi is to purposefully invest and get returns (versus investing in somewhere you want to live, etc.)

With our values increasing so rapidly over the past year (in particular), anyone who purchased 12 months ago has seen amazing returns on both rents and overall value of their properties.The main thing to watch out for in Seattle is the rental rules and regulations within city limits.

Mainly from google, but also from books from individuals such as David Greene and  Dave Van Horn. 

The main difference is in the risk. 

Corner lot, 11x17 deck, 2 car driveway, walk-in closet in master bedroom, door to main bathroom from master bedroom, a basement great for my work shop, right next to a park and many amenities.

They deposit it and the day it clears I transfer it over to my main one.

My offers are typically AS-IS, not contingent on financing, and the inspection is purely for information purposes. 

The main culprit, which are the renters living adjacent to my bedroom windows: are what I presume to be family of 8 to 10 people: an old man, an older woman, another woman in her 30's and another woman, a man, 3 toddlers and 2 high school aged kids - all living in a 3 bedroom/2 bath home.