When sellers don't like my cash offer, I often ask them why the don't try to get their price by taking a down and carrying back the rest.

(FHA buyers often take 60 days to close).

You put in the down payment and you own 100% of the house, even if there is a loan.As the promoter, and often you would also have some company management responsibilities, you get to collect fees from the company.

You're right, landlord-tenant laws in DC are definitely skewed in favor of tenants in the city.

New investors often say "boloney", it can't be that high.

We often times renovate them while we live in them but this is long term.

Their view is often that the rich are greedy crooks.

While I'm not going to comment on their business models (they often make bad investments), they are extremely competitive because they have the ability to leverage large amounts of (borrowed) capital.Donald Trump is another good example.

Often the owner has no idea that they signed something that eliminated the MLS listing, or that they agreed to a dual listing agreement.

Gauging market upswing involves a lot of guesswork.Neighborhood improvement is often a J-Curve.