we invest in non performing mortgages (and do some short term RTL's), and the indicators we look at are our inventory supply and where is the inventory.

Finally, The rent control discourages further development, limiting supply which results in higher rents.So rents go up, but the rent control advocates are too uneducated on the economics of the rent control policy to see their role in the rent increase.Another consequence of rent control is no value in keeping the property as nice.

The cleaners do with it with supplies left in the supply closet. 

I’m looking to buy a vehicle this weekend, specifically to transport supplies to and from my rental property, and to work on the property in between tenants; the property is 700 miles away.

When they hear Wholesaler they think in the wholesalers who supply retail stores with Products.  

Labor and supplies.2.

Recent zoning changes now allow for three dwellings on a single parcel, and parking requirements have been lifted in denser areas, both of which have boosted the local housing supply.

Consider cleaning, lawn care, snow removal and supplies as well as utilities  in your calculations.  

US unemployment near all time lows and GDP stable so that means FED FUNDS rate is not constrictive so they may not need to cut rates for years, and US GVT spending quite a bit more than willing to tax, so long bong Issuance going up (2 trillion issuance projected this year) so more supply = rates go up =CAP rates go upCapital Calls seem very likely Even if rates drop, those occupancy levels are awful.

Add on rollers, tape, floor coverings, etc and it could easily be $300+ in supplies.