Had she availed herself of these services, the time demands for the program would have greatly diminished for her.The sole monetary issue in this is a charge for skip traces.

Practically, the risk of loss diminishes over time and might effectively be extinguished some time years down the road. 

For instance, while it can bolster initial cash flow by reducing tax liability, it could diminish deductions in subsequent years (when the property might produce better cashflow), impacting overall tax footprint, so you need to take into account all that in the context of your short term and long term tax strategy (e.g. if you plan on selling soon, at which time the depreciation gets recovered, or not and planning to hold for a long term/forever/1031, buying more later and creating more depreciation to offset cashflow or not, etc.).The alternative is a do-it-yourself (DIY) or survey option, which costs around $400 to $500 per property (I can do my CSS report in 10min, once I have all the data needed).

But I know I made the right call when I sold some properties end of 2021/early 2022, and did not 1031ex, but rather paid taxes and eliminated debt on the properties I wanted to keep.I’m hoping to keep what I have for as long as a I can stand managing them (at least they are nice properties in prime locations…but as I get older my tolerance for hassles diminishes ;)  So I don’t fool myself for a second acknowledging that there are all kinds of external factors that may compel me to sell.

The return diminishes beyond that for a flip (profit) or rental (higher rent).

The gatekeeper sees that the man is already dying and, in order to reach his diminishing sense of hearing, he shouts at him, “Here no one else can gain entry, since this entrance was assigned only to you.

And I don’t see a green flag coming until inflation diminishes significantly.

Here in Colorado, one of the diminishing number of areas to allow investment Airbnb properties is Park County -- close to Denver on the eastern side and close to Breckenridge on the western side.

But ... if you can find a home in one of the diminishing number of cities or counties that allow it, then you might face less competition overall. 

Or does negotiation power diminish after you get the Preapproval?