If you end up having a vacancy with no cash flow, it hurts much more than when you are able to offset with cashflow from your other properties.I would recommend seeing if you are able to diversify a bit with some local or out of state properties that do cashflow some, even after Property Management, that way you could start to support these homes.

Eviction costs surged and so landlords needed to increase rents to deal with vacancy and collection loss and increase their screening standards.Then the eviction moratorium.  

Are you attractive tenants that meet your screening criteria readily and keeping them as long as you budget for (vacancy rate)?

Here's a breakdown:New Orleans Duplex: Firing the property manager is likely the right move given the prolonged vacancies.

That added a 12% expense bump- totally changed the vacancy dynamics.

I didn't have much money, and not much experience but I used my background in finance to put together a syndication and buy an old office building and drive thru on .59 acres with the purpose of developing housing.My passion was creating housing in a city with under 2% vacancy and skyrocketing housing costs.

Rent Per Unit $‎650 $‎700 Other Income $‎750 $‎800 Less Vacancy $‎(3,120) $‎(3,360) Operating Expenses $‎18,790 $‎19,809 Repairs $‎4,000 $‎4,200 Capital Expenses $‎2,000 $‎2,100 Landscaping $‎1,500 $‎1,575 Utilities Vacant Units $‎288 $‎302 Property Taxes $‎6,000 $‎6,300 Insurance $‎1,500 $‎1,575 Management $‎3,002 $‎3,232 Other $‎500 $‎525 Net Operating Income $‎41,241 $‎44,831 Financing Expenses $‎22,224 $‎22,224 Cashflow $‎19,017 $‎22,607 Down Payment $‎21,000 $‎21,000 Cash on Cash Return 90.55% 107.65% Keep in mind, this return doesn't even include the principle pay down on the loans.

And that’s with zero vacancy, zero repairs, zero capex.

With multiple units, you’re less exposed to vacancy risk—if one tenant moves out, you still have income from the others.If you’re leaning toward long-term buy-and-hold, multifamily might align better with your strategy.

They own old small parks, about 1,200 sites with vacancies galore.