Such cities tend to have lower prices that rise slowly due to limited demand.

(systolic pressure rising so won't get into that)And many less experienced individual investors in SFRs don't do as well as others and "well" means what could you have done otherwise.

Either his flipper going for foreclosure, or as lender, his LTV is rising to above 100%.

While your properties hold significant equity, adding debt from HELOCs or a DSCR loan could strain your finances if STR performance fluctuates or costs rise.

The problem ended up being so severe the pest company had to tent the house and raise its temperature to something like 110 degrees for a few days.

Your insurance is going to be highly variable and I wouldn't use what an agent or the seller tells you as the cost of dwelling policies have increased substantially over the past few years due to rising new construction costs. 

But, here’s a situation in which having my properties in SEPARATE series of an LLC saved me enormous time, aggravation and money.in 2012 I purchased 5 individual high rise condos in different buildings in Phoenix, AZ.  

Tulsa, Oklahoma is a city on the rise, and the real estate market here is full of potential. 

It doesn’t make sense to me to just raise rents 2% per year if market rents are rising significantly faster.

The tangible/measurable benefits do seem to pan out over the life of the system especially if energy prices continue to rise.