I live in Vancouver and have rented for the past 3 years since my rent was lower than the payment I would have if I bought rents have gone up and interest rates have gone down  so I built my home but before I did I looked at the math $450,000 was the coast to build payment is $1800 and it would rent if I had to for $2800 so it made sense even if rents go down 30% I could break even. as a bonus it is now valued at $570,000.The point though is if you have good cash flow it does not matter if values go up or down you can keep it until they are up.

Probably a move down in quality, but also lower your mortgage expense too and has some tax free capital gains as a bonus.

Rent increases and appreciation are a bonus.  

@Richard Roberts - You saw implied in the film The Big Short that mortgage originators got bonuses and the like for putting people in crappier (for the borrower) loans.

If the borrower makes the balloon that is a bonus if not then it still fits your model.Bob

Hello Gentlemen, The little things are big bonus when you add them up. 

I would say 500 per month is not much, but would consider that as a bonus and your safety gap if things go south. 

Is it legal to offer real estate agents a bonus for finding you investment property?

I will handle all the demo and some smaller bonus projects myself too.

The problem comes in when you change jobs and one employer calls it a bonus and the other calls it a commission.