This would increase housing supply, helping to lower costs while promoting homeownership—a key goal for municipalities nationwide.With more homes available, renters could transition to homeowners, giving them a stronger stake in their communities and the opportunity to build wealth.

Quote from @Gloria N Gear: Quote from @Owen Rosen: Quote from @Gloria N Gear: Goosehead Insurance -- I saved about $1300 across 5 properties and increased my coverage. 

Insurance is now a big factor in the expenses of investment properties, even here in Reno, NV there are areas that have had large increases for single and multifamily properties.

Largely, the appreciation in housing prices is coming from both new migrants and investors coming from the East (GTA) as well as international countries (predominately from the middle east).We are also seeing drastic increases in the rental rates which in turn are pushing investment property prices up as well.

As prices increase, fewer people can afford to buy homes, forcing them to rent.

For C to B-Larger developments announced nearby-Increased activity in new construction-Building of commercial retail in or near the neighborhood. 

Cash flow has been hampered by an increase in cost of ownership recently, specifically insurance. 

Would it make more sense to move the money we make from selling to a different property that could potentially increase our cash flow? 

I am thinking to switch to online rent collection from receiving checks in the mail, but worried that receiving 1099k will increase the complexity during tax filing time.

Some strategies to get around are:1. leverage your current portfolio and buy in cash, increase value, and then refi2. buy Multi-family so your ratios aren't the main factor to lenders3. get in with a lender for high net worth individuals4.