You never know maybe this person doesn't understand how the process works or the whole process is just too much of a strain on her, who knows.

HUD has issued new guidance in January tightening requirements for tenants who claim ESA status for their animals.

I know it does not sound much better but trust me the added stress of having a problem tenant in your property and the mental strain is way worse then just having it sit vacant.

So I'm pretty sure this crash isn't coming, however I think there will be some opportunities due to people taking forbearance and lending tightening up.

I am a nice guy but tightened up the belt more on backgrounds, and also make sure when I buy a run down property to get seller to get bad tenants out BEFORE I close.

As a Service Plumber I do a lot of these inspections yearly for landlords, on the plumbing side of course.Just a quick note on plumbing.If you are going to take the time to go through the house, take the time to tighten the stops.For those who don't know what a stop is.

However, during these times many larger banks are really tightening up there lending so you may have a hard time getting what you might get by going with a broker.

You said if prices decline investors will buy , but last time the market went down many got scared to buy because they didn't know how much more prices would drop and also lending tightened up so even if many investors wanted to buy they weren't able to secure the financing to buy.

I also noticed putting my time into these activities puts a strain on other activities such as expanding my portfolio and researching for other great deals. 

Additionally, lenders are more conservative with their underwriting and Fannie/Freddie have tightened up their criteria for "conforming" loans.As @Stephanie P., points out the "Wild West" days are over.