This article presents three key factors to consider before deciding that now is the time to sell/exchange: 1) regulatory, 2) economic and 3) personal timing.1.

I a factoring in the replacement of the AC unit and potentially the water heater, and the cosmetic thins (I would do myself) to get it to rentable standard.

When choosing a location for your first rental, it’s great that you’re considering factors like crime rate, population growth, employment rate, and price-to-rent ratio—those are all key metrics.

While less than 10% of the mortgage industry offers 40-year mortgages, here's something to factor in: they often come in with a rate increase of 20-35 bps.Assume 35 bps.$300k mortgage at 7.25% (30-year): $2,046$300k mortgage at 7.6% (40-year): $1,996Technically, it lowers the monthly, but not by much once factoring in the rate adjustment.

Compounding on one another sure that will have a big impact on the market but there are a lot of factors at play.

And, factor in the depreciation and other tax benefits, deductions, home office, vehicle expenses, etc. 

Several factors at play: the sales market has been slow so many would-be sellers are converting houses they can’t sell to rentals, lots of new construction units have been completed recently, and in-migration has slowed down a bit.

@Breeya JohnsonWhen evaluating markets for real estate investment, there are several crucial factors to consider.

@Stephen Fleming your cashflow probably won't be what you think it will be:(Have you factored in the new property taxes at homestead millage rates?

Quality pics are by far the number one contributing factor.