In 18 months i was able to dig myself out of the hole i was in, pay off all of my supply houses, Credit cards, and all Debt. when i say all i mean all, i had 0 Debt.This was a high point for me.

That is what drives rents and prices, either with or without rent control ... the free market supply and demand is what drives things in the long haul one way or another, though regulations may distort the market in the short run.

Find a partner to supply the cash to flip some homes.  

With 20/20 hindsight regulators and plaintiff's attorneys paint targets on these individuals through rescission rights or other legal techniques-They train sponsors to source money through other active investors which inevitably leads to squabbling and a loss of control.  

Higher home ownership and more competition from other investors increases supply and therefore decreases demand.

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Dodd Frank is nothing to play with and the lenders in our space recognize the importance of separation between covered loans and those that are not covered.Florida and Virginia are states where an entity is required to differentiate the loan from standard residential guidelines, regulations and laws.Stephanie

Make sure that your property manager is a licensed Realtor or Broker, look them up on DBPR, the department of business & professional regulation.2.

For example, if your 4plex is 4000SF you can compare it to duplex #1 in unit size but because it's a larger building you can assume it'll go for $330K-$375K which is less than $400K (2 X $200K)Hope this makes sense.A word about market supply & demand: everything above is based on math and not emotion.

To summarize the presenter's main points:Since 2009 rental housing demand was outpacing supply until mid 2016, when supply finally caught up with demandNationally, homeownership is low which has kept rental housing demand upAs a nation, we are significantly under-housedAs the Millenials begin to get married and start families there will be a significant increase in demand for "work-force housing" or "starter homes."