The FAA is granting exemptions to certain organizations, most notably Amazon.  

The loan ended up going through even though the appraiser was clueless and valued our home at 50-70k under market so we were not able to get as big of a HELOC as I wanted.  

Most notably with the city filing for bankruptcy several years ago.Obviously, this gives most investors pause.BUT THEN AGAIN -- Stockton has definitely turned itself around recently:Two Years After Bankruptcy, Stockton Ranked Top 20 Fiscally Healthy Cities For It's SizeYet still, Stockton has a long way to go to shake it's bad reputation, even if it's miles away from the really bad one it had in the past.

The credit score impact isn't nearly enough of a deterrent.There is plenty of agreement that the current loan structure encourages irresponsible borrowing, but this comes out of a long history of positing post-secondary education as a "right" that "everyone" must have (Mike Rowe being a notable voice to the contrary).

This SFR property is in the market for more than an year in a hot market.They initially listed for around $200K and the contract price that we agreed is $150K (yes, they overpriced it and hence not able to sell).During this 1 year, they reduced price multiple times and when they got my offer they might have relieved from the pressure of owning this vacant property; when I terminated the property they are not so happy with the result.As far as I am concerned, during the due diligence process, I felt that I might be paying more that what I "should" pay and I like to terminate the contract since I do have the option to do so per the contract.

Expect the unexpectedOwning and managing a rental property is kind of like being the captain of a ship—you’re constantly working to maintain it and keep it heading in the right direction, and then, just when you think everything is under control, a giant storm comes out of nowhere and ruins your best laid plans.

What are the actual local influences to the local economy from the EV giant?

I heard recently about one here in the Chicago area that got in trouble with the SEC for turning his fund into a giant ponzi scheme that defrauded more than 300 investors in 32 states out of at least $41.6 million   Apparently he started out as a legitimate company, purchasing apartment buildings and promising 3%-12% returns, but at some point he got in trouble and couldn't cover his expenses so he started using new investor funds to pay interest and principal to earlier investors. 

This class action lawsuit won't even dent the armor, and they will only get bigger and maybe meaner from here on out.Sorry I forgot who said it but as far as boycotting Zillow since agents are funding the giant is the truth.

Been in the city doing deals since 2012.Rumor has it though that Fedex is building a giant commercial airport just outside of town near a city called Anderson.