However, I'm unsure about the costs of maintaining the SL in Spain, especially cause I read in some forums that these costs can be pricey..Do you have any views on the above based on your experience?

The inspection and approval process of s8 basically causes s8 applications to be lowest priority processing.  

Purchase price: $420,000 Cash invested: $55,096 Purchased a distressed single-family home in Antioch, CA, using the BRRRR strategy to create $141,000 in equity and secure a cash-flowing rental property.

So, what caused this sharper-than-usual slowdown?

You may be looking only for "low-hanging fruit" type deals, which are far & few between these days.Read copy & paste info below:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Real Estate Crash of 2008-2010 caused real estate prices to crash across the country - but didn't affect rent amounts.

Quote from @Evan Polaski: @William Coet, what can cause a total loss in syndication?  

It can be done and people do it, but to start out not knowing what is necessary will very probably cause you to lose money, to say the least.

@Roy Kinzer Rent control in NJ can be a tough pill to swallow and unfortunately has caused many of my deals to fall apart quickly once buyers/future landlords realize how strict the controls can be.

Doesn't cause trouble for you/neighbors/city/police.That's pretty much the sum of it.

We have a high saturation of rentals that has caused the market to lose money.