Because it is the government, there is an extra dimension involved - fraud and criminal charges.The consideration the seller gives is a reduced price and/or interest rate.

Hey Greg,I originally started out in residential as a real estate broker.I looked at residential for investment but never pulled the trigger for various reasons.I felt back then the market couldn't keep going up and I was right.I know many sellers now that are STUCK and wish they could buy but they can't because they bought at the height of the market.I only do commercial now.From an earnings standpoint as a broker it doesn't make sense for me to put in 40 offers for an investor on a small house to maybe make 700 to 1,000 bucks on the deal when it finally happens.If I can put the same time and effort into commercial and make 10 to 100 times that much on 1 deal then why work more for less??

Was earning about 50k a year for past two years playing online, payed taxes, played ~500 hours/year, have tons of documentation.

Over the years I've made some bad decisions and guess still making em, I.e. investing in stocks, over the board lifestyle, kids going to private schools, big house, expensive cars etc.I just turned 40 and all of sudden I realized that I don't have significant savings, what if something goes wrong and I cannot continue working or suffer a huge loss.I had to set a goal for myself and my goal is to earn atleast $25K/month passive Income in next 4-5 years.

And, since a contract is (more or less) offer, acceptance, and consideration - it is theoretically possible to write contract terms on the check such as writing (above the line on which you write the recipient's name) something like the following: "Acceptance of this check constitutes [owner's] agreement to assign xyz lien to John Doe in exchange for the pruchase price of $X" You could also write that again on the back to make extra sure....

At that point, you'll have extra cash with which to start purchasing more rentals.

I'm happy to accept the extra money and she's a good tenant so I leave it at that.The other one was late for several months and refused to pay the late fees.

Low enough to account for the extra costs (interest paid - or not gained if bought with cash, utilities, potential theft/vandalism, potential winter problems such as frozen/burst pipes that are now your problems, etc).

We could really use the extra inventory.G

So regardless if the rental rates stay the same or increase, I don't see a "potential" increase as a reason to be buyinjg more, I see it as extra gravy for those who make smart purchases no matter what the rental market rates are doing.As the old saying goes, you make your money at the purchase.