The rents should continue to climb through the summer as inventory shrinks.

Thanks in advance.We should rent them places to live so they don't have to live under freeway overpasses.Why take our customer base and shrink it.Seriously Nick, I get your angle on this, and what some do is "Give Back".In the Bay Area there are so many "Destitute" (many for their own problems) who could use a hot meal.Maybe volunteer to serve some chow on a couple of Holidays every year....And as your situation in life improves, maybe send them a check every once in a while.I do get what you say....but at the end I think most will chase the almighty dollar vs being a charity.Also, do you have a housekeeper--without your income she would have less income.Do you frequent $$$ eating places sometimes--without your money they would not be able to employ as many people as they do.

Might shrink the timeline down by a few months. 

The market's perception of whether the general area will grow, shrink, or stay flat over time will determine if investors feel that a capital appreciation/depreciation component should be buillt in as well.I'm sure folks on here can give you their general cap rate guidelines for each quality tier.

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Actually, its more likely to grow than to shrink or close.

If you can get more than great, if not you won't shrink your profit marginsThe SoftwareWhile I was working on getting the second deal going, I decided to put my software skills to use.

As stated in your example, NOI goes from $10K to $15K but a market downturn thereafter causes the property value to shrink to $90K.

10 unit in Cleveland, OH. Only 5 tenants and gas bill is $700/month. Is it me or is that high?

What change/upgrade should I do to reduce this bill other than charging the tenants a "utility bill"?

Any help/advice ...

Timing is everything in the next 18 months, with the current rise of values and the inventories shrinking as more and more investors enter the market.