Sitting dead in a property makes it mandatory that you attribute a return to that cash before you start counting profits from the rental income.A rental property does generate a income but the cash in the property also generates it's own income stream.

Familiarize yourself with the attributes that are selling and unnecessary upgrades.

This increase in rental rates can be attributed to the growing demand for rental properties in the city.Vacancy Rates:The vacancy rates in Salem have been relatively low over the past few years, hovering around 5%.

Finally got around to reading this article.http://www.aei.org/publication/texas-great-america...100% of net job growth in America over the last eight years is attributable to Texas alone.

He attributes a lot of his success to his ability to raise money and his system of breaking down his returns so that it can include every benefit that real estate can provide appreciation, depreciation, amortization and cash flow.

Several of my peers who did the same thing have serious health problems which I attribute to their lack of sleep for more years than I went through. 

Also, it would require a localized/granular attribute, though perhaps if a more global system was developed, members could check localities based perhaps on a prospective tenant's past residence(s) listing. 

I'd like to attribute my tenant's lack of cleanliness and care to their busy schedules, however when I come around most of them are sitting around watching tv, doing nothing at all.

This can be attributed to an increasing number of owners of properties with short term leases trying to capitalize on the high investor demand for single tenant properties with long term leases.

@Paul Choi, I'm not saying they are considered equally because you are correct they have different attributes.