I decrease the downside by working with a PM that knows how to screen these types of tenants.  

The cost per use of the Loan decreases every time you use it.

However, I'm starting to see a lot of price decreases on listings.

I agree with many of those investors that a correction of some sort will happen but I am under the belief that it will not lead to prices decreasing much but rather stagnating for a few years.Though @Alvin Sylvain says he is new to investing, he has the right idea.

Find a way to improve the physical property AND the operations to increase the revenue and decrease the expenses. 

Hello everyone my name is Edwin manning i currently live in the Modesto Ca area and i'm about 5 days new to the Bigger pockets site and would love any help navigating. As we all know real estate has sky rocketed acros...

Otherwise , as long as the rent is fair market value, most landlords increase by 5 percent a year - not decrease . 

I was wondering if there were some tips to decrease OE to increase noi.

The good thing about these criteria is that they are mostly static as opposed to often changing.Population: Look for population to be steadily growing = increasing customers.Jobs: A stable job market = a stable tenant base.Supply: Too much product = increase in concessions / decrease in rental income to attract solid, long term tenants.Demand: Product type.

And with every day that passes, the risk of that occurring within the applicable limitations period decreases.