Appreciation (or lack of appreciation) is a symptom of long-term underlying economic conditions like job quality and quantity, location desirability, population growth, etc.

Is is relatively passive, but not objectively passive.

Hi Hunter, there is a great book called "Florida Foreclosure Sales: How to become and stay wealthy by mastering objections, marketability, and possession by Natalia Ouellette Grice.

You could certainly make a plan to buy houses at 75% LTV until your DTI is too high for conforming loans, then pause and let your DTI come back down, or find non-conforming lenders with more relaxed DTI rules at the expense of paying higher interest rates.It's a matter of looking objectively at your budget and deciding how many worse case scenarios you can absorb.

Since they are being asked to put their cash into your deal, they are going to give you solid honest feedback, all the objectivity you can ask for.Of course you have to be smart enough to listen, if/when they tell you that your deal is a turd, but if you are viewing them as a 'paid consultant' and not just a private banker, then you are going to be way more willing to listen. 

It's exciting to know how much business is going to come from this, but at the same time terrifying because I feel like I'm not going to be able to continue at this pace as the quantities get larger. 

What are her objectives?

Most people operate under the mindset of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" and have a hard time stepping back to see things objectively. 

After the past few days, I believe one of the biggest objectives I got to achieve is just to go out there and do it.

For most people attempting a property rehabilitation project, the main objective is a profitable ROI and a substantial increase in property value.All my experience in property wholesale and real estate investing, there are various building portions or features that can spike up property value.