Home prices will likely vary by region, with modest increases in areas of high demand and stable job markets, while others may stabilize or decline.

I guess my challenge right now is to define the strategy and balance all the factors, such as job and population growth (value increase), cashflow (demand & supply market, interest rate, property tax, maintenance cost), and risk control (insurance etc). 

A tenant lost his job at the same time as his wife, I met with them and found out they had family in Atlanta thay could move in with, but didn't have the money to get there.

Two Reasons: First, because 50M people in this country either work gig jobs or are illegal immigrants, when they lose their jobs or have their hours scaled back, it doesn't show up on official unemployment stats.

You can tell who is actually passionate about their job and passionate about the market usually pretty quickly.

Martin the property management argument isn't really an argument if you look at the bigger picture that most investors don't want to manage their properties anyways because they are spending most of the time on their main job.

The property has done quite well and has appreciated nicely over the last couple of years as I’ve gone through and improved things unit by unit.

You have to be an active manager and many current owners are not wanting a second job and are selling.

Additionally, if the market conditions improve, you might have a better opportunity to refinance at a more favorable rate.5.

After a few candid conversations, they realized they could negotiate slightly higher rents by offering small improvments..things like better loading dock access or upgrading the security features..turning a so-so cash flow into something much healthier.When you break down your family friend’s situation, it might help to consider these angles:Selling and redeploying capitla could open up opportunities in markets where cash flow is a bit juicier.