Are you chasing career opportunities or a lower cost of living?

Instead of $500 off the first months rent, have you considered lowering the rent by $40 dollars per month?

I just saw today that I might finally have a second tenant placed (Both to pay $1250) but I’d still like to fire her and hire someone with guarantees around tenant placement and that charges a lower percentage.

As far as rates I see them declining slower than expected but lowering nonetheless. 

I am buying a property for 144k that appraised for 247. the property was lowered to this number after sitting for a year. needs 25k in repairs, and will rent for 1350-1450.

I’m also making the property my primary residence to lower upfront costs, effectively turning it into a house hack.With this setup of me now occupying a room and not including utilities. 

Research landlord-friendly states with lower property prices and strong rental demand, like Texas or the Midwest.

The rates aren't great, but it will lower our immediate out of pocket expenses over the next 5 years so I am happy with it.  

when I used a capital gains calculator online, if I put zero money down and put the 2 loans, the cap gains is a lot lower than if I just recorded 1 loan and entered the money from the downpayment loan under cash.

that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.