This provides an excellent opportunity to purchase properties, make light renovations to increase both rental income and property value, and optimize cash flow.

To receive these grants, Amazon has committed to having an average annual wage of $150,000 starting in 2019, with a 1.5% increase annually, and also cannot count jobs over $875,691 toward this average, meaning they cannot skew the average higher by paying a select few employees massive salaries (Source).Rent GrowthApartment Rent Growth, Apartment Vacancy, DC Metro, (1/7/2025) Period Vacancy Rate Annual Rent Growth 2029 7.0% 2.8% 2028 7.0% 3.0% 2027 7.2% 3.3% 2026 7.2% 3.8% 2025 EST 7.3% 5.0% 2025 YTD 7.5% 2.7% 2024 7.5% 2.9% 2023 7.1% 3.0% 2022 7.0% 3.0% 2021 6.5% 7.8% 2020 8.5% -2.0% 2019 6.5% 2.2% 2018 6.4% 2.4% 2017 6.9% 1.6% 2016 6.8% 1.9% 2015 6.8% 2.8% Finally, we see from CoStar that the expected rent growth over the coming years is expected to be very positive due to all the factors discussed above.

Collin and Michael both gave excellent advice.

You have no way of knowing.Henry brings up an excellent point about going into a nursing home where she'll be paying some/all of those fees with Medicare. 

To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

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The feedback I've received from people is that the legal side tends to be excellent. 

Here are some top amenities that have proven to offer excellent ROI:High-Speed Wi-Fi: This is essential for both leisure and business travelers, especially in today’s remote work culture.

Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator – so, they often select the first PMC they call or that calls them back!

Her mother is willing to (co-sign) and has excellent credit and debt to income ratio that will more than allow but I’m not sure the best way to structure this for the house to still be in our name?