But people make the mistake of pulling equity with an old furnace and then that comes up in the dead of winter.

Most people are happy to cash flow when they put 20% down.

People think painting is just getting paint and putting a layer on.

When people buy residential most often they buy off of feelings, layout, and amenities.

@Marius FleischerYou will have 50% of people tell you that you should invest there and 50% say otherwise or provide areas they feel are betterEach area has positives and negatives - my recommendation is to visit each of these areas then shortlist them and continue to figure out where to invest

While this does technically satisfy the requirements on paper, it would never hold up under audit and would be considered evasion/fraud WHEN discovered (not if).

There have been way to many people who think that their STR is worth 100k more than the exact same house 2 doors down.

Many people do this.

My company has a departmental structure however all of our staff members' phone numbers and emails are on our website so people can get in touch with whoever is best suited to tackle a specific issue.

A lot of people think that rates are going to drop in the near future so they opt for lower prepayment penalties.