If you insist on turning into a commercial road instead, know that your commercial Lender WILL charge a higher Interest Rate, and WILL demand a much higher deposit, and WILL demand that the loan be paid off quicker than your FHA-approved owner-occupier Lender!

You are correct in the trends that are driving more renters (flexibility, downsizing, etc) in various demographic groups, including immigration is still a big driver in renter demand as immigrants typically rent initially.  

Fully performing buildings tend to demand a premium, unless they're in foreclosure (only found one of those so far!).

my tenants demand a dishwasher. i can't rent a house without them. they are cheap, around $300. if they last 2 yrs, i am happy. takes 15 mins to change out.

I totally agree that I need to wait for the replies, though my intention was not to demand a response from them.

Could reflect an underlying lack of demand as reflected in an earlier post with regard to Casino's sprouting up everywhere.I would want to understand the extraneous factors before investing.What is the job outlook?

Yes, but it will become a case of lack of supply and too high of demand, as the houses won't be able to come on the market quickly enough due to the lag at the courthouses (which is what the article is saying will take so long).So then we may see a boom in new home building, with still a ton of old foreclosures sitting on the banks' books.

I'm hands on myself and I have a business partner so I have to demand a much higher profit margin for my time, energy, and literal blood, and sweat to make it worthwhile split 2 ways. 

Demand a copy of all tenant paperwork:- Original applications with full names, driver's license, social security numbers, references, and anything else that was collected.

Interest rates would rise, because savers would demand a larger return to compensate for higher taxes.