In my view, the problem lies with demand.Not three hours ago I received a call from someone who wanted to meet and show me his business plan, in anticipation of borrowing money.

Note that I am not a member, but they provide sample forms for the public to view.

If I take a long time to get them my offer they might call my competitor because they are so motivated to sell right away.If my ballpark estimate is acceptable to the seller then I drop everything I am doing and meet with them to view the house and sign the contract.As far as farming an area, that's for retail real estate agents.

I'm sure people have differing views.

Tonight I went to view some more properties and I came across this one that I think I am going to make an offer on.

This works specifically because the buyer doesn't understand the local market and views the property through the lens of values in their area.

I just logged in to my wellsfargo to view my rental property escrow activity and my insurance has gone up from $800 last year to $950!

Because I'm young (20) and mobile, I will view my first few homes as investments.

I was simply saying it is view differently and will be treated differently and that farming is a bad example as there is still income averaging in farming.

There are legal issues with these arrangements and generally are not viewed as a business strategy and you may be limited by zonning issues and local ordinaces.I'd suggest you do more reading here and see the issues involved with landlording and property ownership.