I will decline to purchase first thing Monday morning. 

However, if the property is a long-term hold, the lower interest rate with a prepayment penalty can often result in better overall returns.Another consideration investors should evaluate is how prepayment penalties are structured - whether it's a declining penalty over time or a flat fee - because this can significantly impact their profitability when selling earlier than expected.

I’ve listed on FF and had a request for long term stay cutting into summer season and I comped it based on last summers revenue and declined.

Never buy in a market that is in a population decline. 

This is just the start of a larger decline in a company raising money from investors without proper SEC fillings that is starting to not pay investors back.

Protecting yourself from any future issues will require a good understanding of the situation your house is in when you buy it.Tl;dr: crime here is relatively low, declining population numbers don't take students into account, properties are cheap, rents are high BUT be careful where you buy.This concludes my TED Talk, ha!

Avoid areas with high vacancy rates or declining property values, often concentrated in certain inner-city neighborhoods.Since you’re out of state, building a local team is crucial.

Lastly, while birth rates are declining the # of pet households is increasing.   

Bond fund holders are making a strong return with both high yields and fund values increasing with rates declining. 

Is your level of density already zoned, or would you need to rezone and possibly get declined?