There are other items being assessed such as signage and other specific house requirements, basically really assess the county as legislation is increasing. 

These areas have more affordable properties compared to Boston and are showing signs of growth, especially with infrastructure and job opportunities increasing.

Quote from @Micah Huffman: I am considering relocating to Nashville for a job promotion that would be a 20% increase in pay possibly more.

This hidden cost significantly increased my loan’s overall expense, and I only realized it after reviewing the final terms.

Out of my 32 properties, I’ve seen insurance rates drop by up to 40% on renewals, and property tax increases are finally slowing down compared to the crazy jumps we saw over the last five years.

I made the mistake of letting someone get in one of my first units that was a bit off the 3 times, they were great tenants very kind and enjoyed their stay and experience with me, but could not afford it when I increased the rent on them, which is something you will have to do because of rising insurance/tax costs.5.)

If you choose to set it up in Illinois (IL) and then file as a foreign entity in MI, you will end up paying two state filing fees, which unnecessarily increases your costs.

Her lawyer told her that she really needs to increase the rent she is charging her father-in-law to to $800/month, but when we were looking at her finances today, she has only actually been getting $150/month.

Many states have discounted property taxes and lower yearly increases for owner occupied properties.

It’s too soon tell but from what I’m seeing the hit on the Federal workforce is also impacting contractors throughout the DMV… I expect panic selling which increases inventory, however, with higher interest rates, which will likely continue upwards if tariffs & deporting our cheap labor comes to fruition, first time homebuyers are shut out.