There are ways to get around the risk and diminish it .

The rental market seems to be in higher demand in my area as vacancies are diminishing, but I really can't find a more sure fire way of finding the most I can get in rent than to shoot high and adjust from there.Lynn, I am not aware of these laws in my state but I will keep a close eye on this and I guess my fall back would be to move in as I only have the one mortgage.

Your tax advantages can diminish on properties after a while.

Within the scope of any particular deal he’s obligated to fight for your best interests but in expecting him to happily submit a dozen or more unrealistic, low ball offers you’re essentially asking him to diminish his profit (tons of time with you in exchange for a single commission) so you can maximize yours.

After a certain price point, one gets diminishing returns on a “higher end” house, compared to lower end ones (not war zones, but starter homes).

I just feel like that value is diminishing by how expensive this is becoming. 

Because of this, the lending power of a bank is diminished and the loss to the banks of their ability to make additional loans utilizing the same amount of reserve is extremely hampered.If mortgages perform poorly after they are sold, it could impact the lender's ability to sell their loans on the secondary market.

When someone sends too many emails, whatever little trust I once had is considerably diminished - and that's putting it mildly.

And I see huge motivation from someone who has owned a home 30 plus years. 1) They have out grown the home2) They have deferred maintenance and a physical inability to maintain. 3) Typically the neighborhood and infrastructure has diminished to an uncomfortable level.4) Typically the owner is now either single due to divorce or death of the spouse5) The asset doesn’t represent the same value as it did when the owner originally purchased it from a savings standpoint6) They are very easy to convert into low or no interest seller financing.7) They are typically unaware of values.

If the landlord pays and rents don't outpace rising utility cost your returns will diminish after expenses.If you meter it all out so that the tenant pays you will have to bear that cost.good luck