So, rent must also still be paid.The only other consideration would be if there is anything you need to do to beef up security around the property - more lights? 

Profit is ALWAYS a by-product, NEVER a direct product.

The equity is dead dollars until leveraged back out or the property is sold.Using leverage as an asset protection strategy is a great by product of using other people’s money (the bank in this case).

I suspect it's primarily driven by product type and geography.

While I have wholesaled some deals through the years, they where a by product of my other real estate investment activities.

One Is a beef cow you slaughter and have a fantastic steak ONCE and the other is a top grade milking cow that you collect a gallon of milk twice a day for 30 years...I choose the milk cow.

Recession does NOT make for mass home sell off's, just look at history, we have had many recessions and NONE with mass home sell-off's ONLY '08' which the recession was a byproduct of financial system collapse, not the other way around. 

The key to balancing time and functionality lies with the actions you take and the focus of your life being driven by your habits, rather than by the results.The reason your actions and habits matter more is because they are directly in your control, but the results you seek are more or less a by-product of that.

Brick veneer, slate roofs, heavy steel beams, beefed up balloon framing, good grading and drainage, minimal renovations over the years, classic, proven home designs.

With that being said, one of the major things I am struggling with is deciding how much I should be prioritizing investing in my tax advantaged investment accounts vs beefing up my savings as quick as possible to have the liquid cash to get into real estate when the opportunity presents itself.