Consequently, on average the new construction homebuyers’ equity balance was $65.0k less than if their home would have appreciated like an existing home.As detailed in the chart above the difference in the appreciation rates was much more exaggerated in Montgomery Co. than in Loudoun Co.Making sense of the resultsThe results weren’t shocking to me.

On page 117 of Brandon Turner's "The Book on Rental Property Investing" he has a chart to calculate capex and I did my best to recreate this with more accurate prices (in the book he only budgets $5000 to replace a roof).

Customer service is off the charts amazing4.

John is right about the enemy method, its the only accurate way to estimate revenue.The blanket estimated revenue amounts on analysis websites like AirDNA can be a decent baseline, but generally include too big a pool of properties to give a very precise estimate.The way I use the enemy method: Sign up for a pricing software that has market analysis (I use PriceLabs but most of the pricing softwares have this feature).

That's a good chart for seeing what inflation typically would be 👌

I don’t try to time the market because I have seen the M2 money supply chart and understand the government will always print money.

However, precise execution according to IRS rules and clear documentation in the divorce decree are crucial to ensure it qualifies for tax-free treatment.

It's Title 10, Chapter 1, Article E, Section 6, the final paragraph before the charts start. 

About half the time the investors bought something really crappy in a bad area and the experience you describe will be repeated over and over.The other half of the time this is just bad luck and things turn around because the property is in a decent area.It's really hard for anyone to know which situation you fall in because we don't know where the property is located (precisely), what exactly you've been doing in terms of repairs and maintenance, who's managing this property, etc. 

Many investors use a general rule of thumb for midterm rentals that they should earn about 50% more in rents than an equivalent long-term rental (whereas short-term rentals should earn double or 100% more than if the property was utilized as a long-term rental).However, for DSCR lenders, change can be slow and challenging, and many lenders prefer and require more precise qualification measures than rules of thumb.