thankfully i only have one tenant taking advantage of the rent and eviction moratoriume) i'm one roof / siding replacement or one bad tenant from decreasing my ROI significantlyf) bad tenants suck, they basically suck the joy out of you.

this decreases our inventory and makes it harder on those that are moving and those that are new to town. 

Probably wont' see a direct price increase for a new garage door but you will probably see a price decrease if it is in truly terrible shape.  

I ran some numbers in 2019, and IIRC it looked like down payments were decreasing compared to 2017, an indication that people were buying before they had previously planned.

. -- Distance from my home (the apartments I bought are within 10 minutes of home)-- I actually appreciated higher maintenance expenses because high NOI decreases NOI and lower NOI equals lower sales point.

Maybe as a temporary home for a year or so.There were plenty of advantages doing this.

For example, If I rent out a room that is not shared the rent will be $650 but if it is a shared room the rent would decrease to $475.

No one really cares about the closing time besides you the seller, and holding and closing costs can add up quickly decreasing your estimated net profit if the closing date keeps getting pushed. 

HELOC is for accessing temporary capital.

I also look into potential economic trends like, new job growth, relocation of companies, overall increase/decrease in employment.