So in my mind did  matter if you did not cash flow if you were downtown appreciation more than made up for the little bit of negative.

Seems like this problem is from all aspects and not just one real estate strategy.  

The team is based in Bolivia, Argentina, Honduras, and Pakistan.All agents are paired with a supervisor and trainer to offload a lot of the day-to-day responsibility and management from the operator's sizeThe agents help operators set up a 24/7 front desk team (Guest services/communications), manage overnight emergency shifts, create and optimize listings, revenue management, dispute negative reviews, manage Airbnb claims, in-house vendor management, bookkeeping & sending owner statements, manage collections, digital marketing, and other back-office tasks.Nonetheless, happy to chat.

But vacancy rates doubled which wipes out your profit to the point of negative cash flow territory if you have a newer mortgage with a higher rate.The number of inquiries have gone up exponentially but the number of qualified renters have gone down exponentially.

I've been reading a lot of threads on here pertaining to which property management software works best, but so far my understanding is that both of the above offer unique aspects that the other doesn't provide;  Would it make sense to use both?

CU TXBank of TX FrostExpert Law TexasSpecial aspects of Home Equity Loans in TexasThe Texas legislature has passed laws that are designed to protect homeowners and their families, and the state did not even allow home equity loans until 1997.

But the deal is still horrible. most accounting would have this as no return as there is no cash flow while recovering a negative equity position.  

if your PITI is $3000 and your rents are $3200 (just making up numbers) you are going to be significantly negative every month, especially with the HELOC. 

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

What was the 1031 aspect of this?