Thats 'very appealing when people are fighting the cold in the northeast and midwest, and it's golfing weather in Phoenix.

He noticed the roaches and asked the tenants about them, who said they'd started seeing them when the weather had gotten warmer. 

Recession resistant asset class (people downsize, move in together, move back home, etc. during recessions)Cash flowing asset (not dependent on market appreciation)People buy a lot of crap and toys during good economic times (and need a place to put it)75% of the facilities in the country are owned by non-institutional owners (opportunity for adding value)Small ($10-30) rental increases create large increases in NOI and property valuationSticky tenant baseUnits are easy to maintain (brick and metal, no amenities, little landscaping)Location, population growth, and barriers to entry matter. 

So if you can position your assets into a single family with minimal debt you'll be correction resistant. 

You live in a state with real weather...once school starts, and the weather starts getting cold, you're gonna be outta luck.

They are going to remove shingles on valleys and low slope of roof, install weather shield stuff, and re-shingle.

It's pretty much water and damage resistant.

@Jeremy Marshall - as an upstate NY investor who has experience with many of these heating methods(natural gas forced air vs electric resistance heat, as well as gas/steam, oil/hot water, natural gas space heat,) I strongly recommend natural gas forced air over electric baseboard heat.

Two blamed the weather/humidity.

Path of least resistance.