The great thing is that REI usually gets the softest impact if you are properly prepared. 

They might have a bit higher crime or a bit more maintenance along the way, but I've not seen that impact my rentals other than a homeless person looking for somewhere vacant to sleep for the night. 14% COC is totally worth going over and asking that person to leave so you can get the property rented! 

Just because a news agency ran an article pointing out a trend and its impact on people (including people that identify as investors) - I wouldn't assume this is a 'swipe' or even negative.It's when we stick our heads in the dirt where the real risk exists.There's no recommendation of policy here - by the way. 

SMLLC has no impact on taxes. 

Are there any HOAs that impact your cash flow?  

I've been mentoring and advising people on real estate topics for quite a few years now, and I often find myself repeating lots of the same stuff over and over and over and over... so it finally hit me that I should actually record it and document it so that there would be literally no limit to the number of people I can impact =)

Also yes when certain thresholds are not as high others get impacted - however its probably just an added “risk cost” not a matter of approval.  

Fannie will actually back loans that are C5 or C6 (after C6 is teardown, C1 is new construction): "Properties with a Condition Rating of C6 are eligible for sale to Fannie Mae provided any deficiencies that impact the safety, soundness, or structural integrity of the property are repaired"As a consumer you would never know who those bottom feeder lenders are that would lend on a C5/6, since they have completely trash rates (better than non-qm and HML) and are slow (what would that commercial look like?

I began a HELOC loan process to use funds to help pay for a new rental, but lost the property I was intending to buy with it, but it raises a question for me: If I continue to get the HELOC and it resides there ($150K unused), I assume this will greatly impact my ability to get more traditional financing in the future should I go that route. 

He is now getting ready to sell and purchase a new residence, but I am wondering how I will be impacted if we split the profits of the sale 50/50.