The results are:Delivered over 530 investment properties to more than 180 clients worldwide.Our repeat business rate is >90%, indicating the clients made money.Our average tenant stay is over five years.We've had 7 evictions out of a tenant population exceeding 1,000 over the last 17+ years.Our client’s rental income has been highly reliable: no vacancies and no decrease in rent during the 2008 financial crash.

I recognize my numbers did not include closing costs and as you pay down the equity, the LTV decreases (but you get the equity paydown), but this return is so high that even if it had a modest hit, it would still be a great return.https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ca/san-diego/real-estateAdding in forced appreciation can create an infinite return via brrrr.  

If you are $1,000 per month underwater, you probably need interest rates to drop 2%+ to decrease your mortgage by $1,000 monthly.

It may be a good time to sell when the market is experiencing high demand, rents have stagnated or decreased, and your property has substantially increased in value compared to its initial purchase price.To decide if it’s the right time to sell, compare the increase in rental rates with the increase in property prices.

I will assume an initial rent of $1.000/Mo.5 years: $1,000 x (1 + 2%)^5 / (1 + 4%)^5 ≈ $90710 years: $1,000 x (1 + 2%)^10 / (1 + 4%)^10 ≈ $82415 years: $1,000 x (1 + 2%)^15 / (1 + 4%)^15 ≈ $747So, every year, the amount of goods and services you can buy will decrease, even though rents increased each year.

Was looking at projections today based on rate cut cycles and chances are we could see rates drop into the high 4's/low 5's in the next couple of years on average (that's based on previous cycles and a decreasing spread between the 10yr and mortgage rates). 

With supply increasing and demand decreasing, how do you see this trend impacting investment strategies moving forward?

Johnny, I know exactly which lender your working with.I am going to tell you, there are better options.Look around a bit, That prepay is 5% fixed for 3 years.I wouldn't pay 22k to buy a rate down in a decreasing rate environment.A 7.75% on a 3,2,1 declining prepayment is a better bet. 

Josh, we are entering a period where the FED has came out and said rates are coming down.Based on decades of data, during market cycles when interest rates are decreasing, asset prices rise.

Using more of your own money decreases your liquidity, making it harder to qualify for a future loan.