Over the past 5 years I have seen industry & population growth in Columbus explode, and effectively it has raised our housing prices.I started investing in Columbus OH about 3 years ago, with an FHA loan.

Chattanooga hasn't quite exploded yet like Nashville seems to have in terms of population and RE prices.  

For example, if you hire a plumber and the plumber messes up the furnace and the house explodes then you did not breach the standard of care the plumber did and you can use that as a defense. 

On top of that the houses are close and you can't get dump trailers or dumpsters on all sides of the houses so there is a ton of clean up on the ground.The cedar shingles tend to explode since they're 100+ year old wood and it is very messy.

Austin is obviously exploding right now, the appreciation is hard to beat anywhere else.

I strongly suggest that any sub slab plumbing and drain lines be checked by Hydro Static Testing, it is simple and it DOES NOT cause your pipes to explode.  

Hi Jim, Yes, our 1031 Exchange transaction activity exploded about 16 months ago and has been increasing every month since then. 

They will still want to get paid regardless of who actually owns the property.All the while the unpaid mortgage payments, late fees, legal fees, property taxes accumulate and become part of the arrears which has to be paid at escrow if you still want to buy and if you can actually buy the property when the dust settles.And to make things more exciting, the borrower can file bankruptcy 10 minute before the sale and then watch heads explode.

Over the past 5 years, I have seen the industry and population growth in Ohio explode, and effectively it has raised our housing prices.

I agree with you in that landlords should be exploding over this.