They don't have large enough incentives to defend host ability to operate that would outweigh the political risks of taking insufficient action on an issue they have been told can have drastically negative impacts on the residents of their city.I think the question we as host need to be able to answer is how we can change the equation for the elected officials? 

I recently took on a nutrition coach to guide me with my health goals and I now see how these coaches can change your life. 

There is substantial risk that rents in your market might adjust to more typical levels and leave you with insufficient income to pay the debt you are acquiring.

Multiply that over multiple properties and multiple years and that is the power of tax deferred growth.I would say the biggest snare is buying wrong with insufficient cash flow or over leveraging so that in down turns with rent rate deterioration you have to sell instead of being able to ride out the cycle.  

Here is a list of a few that I find to be of most value:Population TotalHome ValuesHousehold IncomesPoverty RatePopulation AgeRental Vacancy Rate*Homeowner Vacancy Rate*Educational Attainment Rate (High School/GED & Bachelors)Number of Housing UnitRent to Income Ratio*Rent to Price Ratio*Population on SNAPS (supplemental nutrition assistance program) percentageProperty Tax Rate*Median Age of BuildingsNumber of Structures by Units (SFR, Duplex, Triplex, Quadplex, etc...)Median Rents by Number of BedroomsPopulation Change (Births, Deaths, In-Migrations, Immigrants)*note that some of the metrics are composites that are computed by comparing two or more variables from the ACSA number of the variables above can also be broken up into cohorts, which will give you even more insight into how an area is doing.

For those of us that have seen 10 to 18% mortgage interest, just imagine what that would do to the fragile real estate economy.These are NOT my predictions, but they back up all their projections with WHY it'll happen.Now I don't want to just have negative things in this post so I want to end with a top 10 list.You know it's a bad economy when……..1.Your bank returned your check marked as insufficient funds and you have to call them and ask if they meant you or them.2.The most highly paid job is now jury service.3.People in Beverly Hills fire their nannies and they're actually learning their children's names.4.McDonald's starts selling the quarter-ouncer.5.Pres.

Cases like Al-Marri show us that there are violent killers who want to kill us who aren't afraid to live in our neighborhoods and I know from my own moment of truth that there is often insufficient time for police to arrive and intervene.

So renting "at or above our current mortgage payment" is insufficient to be profitable.

It used to be a nightmare where ACHs may take 10 days to be returned for insufficient. 

Some have have insufficient funds and adding another financial obligation will not help their circumstances.