That's another draw back to any maintenance free trim....trim on a house is your warning sign that something has failed...it's the canary in the coalmine so to speak.  

When reselling our homes, the MAJOR drawbacks to ANY sale that takes longer than our average sale is for [usually] one of two reasons: (1) It's an older home (70's) or (2) it's a 2 bed 1 bath.

I looked at the Hyundai Ioniq Electric as well and although it is nice, the range is the biggest draw back since they have yet to catch up.

The drawback was in BDC areas.

All these ideas come with their drawbacks: you gain some, you lose some. 

@Hank Walter I know people who love Texas, but it has a major drawback for essential investors and that is you will tie you're equity up in the property. 

In fact, a good HOA can actually assist in securing your investment.I know the drawbacks are that they can dictate the outside, but as long as the rent and ROI is good, who cares?

The only drawback to this strategy is that you will have to drive 25 minutes (45-1hr with traffic) to manage it. 

You can not beat that return anywhere, and on top of all that its backed by real estate (which currently may be a bad thing in some markets :D)Now let's look at the drawbacks to Hard Money Lending.

But despite all the drawbacks, many people still do it.3-Use Non-QM (Non-Qualified Mortgage) products AND use BUSINESS CREDIT to supply the down payment.