Since there are so few, it's basically "their way, or the highway," and they do not compete on speed/service (in spite of what they pitch to LOs, promising the world...) so be ready for a slower closing (but it WILL close) and more back and forth than usual.

The Alameda cops are also very strict with enforcing the speed limit and all the limits in Alameda are low haha.As a rental you'll never really be able to compete with the old time landlords at low price points.

For those goals to workout I need my W2, I need to keep my income to continue to qualify for loans, its the fastest way to keep buying properties and I refuse to "hope" for appreciation and/or quick refinances.

Pre-covid Otsego was a name people would say "huh, where", of literally a few thousand people, now it's speeding past 30k and city planers are building infrastructure for 70k+.

The fastest way to increase your passive income and wealth is by holding and renting real estate.

Then at 200-300 units there is usually another speed bump in trying to scale. 

There are plenty of ways that someone who's never invested before can quickly get up-to-speed with other investors and start seeing success.

I saw another thread on here that says they took 9 months to close using the seller's title company(Servicelink) I want the fastest closing possible so if that means using my own title company so be it.

Plus old growth lumber tears up my speed bits. :)

Stories like this are only going speed up the move to close all STR.