., Richmond, and Detroit led rent increases, while Austin and Raleigh saw year-over-year declines due to high supply.

So what kind of property would it take for you to increase your cash flow by $2000 - $3000 a year. 

I'd underwrite the property, with that low interest rate assumable mortgage, to cash flow positively from day 1 as a long-term rental, but be willing and able to use the rent by the room strategy or to rent out part of the property as a Short Term Rental to dramatically increase cash flow during my occupancy. 

When you save up enough capital, slowly increase your portfolio.

With some changes to the management structure and leadership, I believe we can significantly increase the revenue potential while providing a positive impact.

However, on the renting side, we have seen an increase in inventory of days on market too. 

We have created work instructions for every step of the process so we can maintain consistency in how we evaluate properties, communicate with tenants, market our properties, handle rent increases, manage property turnover, etc..... 

It's rarely talked about, it seems.I looked at some listing in the Research Triangle in North Carolina but the cash flow doesn't seem great, especially there could be a major assessed value/property tax increase as there was a lag of 4 years in NC.

Repairs made while the property is your primary residence are not deductible, but improvements can increase your cost basis, reducing future capital gains tax when you sell.

Based on that, do you anticipate increasing or decreasing your investments?