If you listen to the pod cast, she starts talking about this somewhere around the one hour mark, and then the specific mention at one hour and 3 minutes.I have seen mention elsewhere of the significant trend away from bricks and mortar stores for consumer spending,toward online purchases, and a trend toward mixed use development, so it seems very likely this plays a role as well.

I think the bigger issue that the state has is with agents doing work on properties who don't have contractor licenses as there is no protection for the consumer - no bond to fall back on - if there are issues.  

Hi @Derek Robinson - that is definitely not my area of expertise, but as a consumer of airbnb type properties in the Durham area, I think the market is under-served.

You can lock in consumer rates and low money down, then move out after a year to a sfr. 

I'm listening, consuming, reading, planning for worst-case-scenario, and biting the bullet.

I help run the largest consumer real estate database of the Tax assessors sales/mortgage deed nationwide.  

I believe that if you want to invest in areas outside of your local area you are going to need to find and build the right team... which is not impossible but could be a bit time consuming, but nothing well built isn't.  

Now, clearer lines are expected to be drawn.In the case of third party defaulted debt purchasers, the consumer protections hereunto provided by the FDCPA now are no longer enforceable as the Supreme Court has ruled that those provisions within the FDCPA no longer apply to such collectors.A large number of new collection lawsuits are expected to be filed by such collectors since they can now pursue collection ruthlessly and viciously with near-total impunity.Let me say again that I am NOT a financial or legal professional and none of what you have just read should be construed as either financial or legal advice.

Consider your debt to income ratio, including front and back endFront end is your new estimated total mortgage payment (PITI - Principal, interest, taxes and insurance) divided by your monthly income. aim for under 29 %Back end compares all you total monthly debt payments (credit cards, atudent loans, car loans, mortgage, real estate taxes, insurance, and any other consumer loans) to your adjusted gross monthly income.

I now know what they will buy and what is working in that market for those guys.It is a little time consuming, maybe a couple of hours, however, after that.