Market in a MinuteEast Tennessee home sales increased 5.2% from the previous month, and increased 9.3% from a year ago.The median sale price was $374,950 — up 7.13% from the previous year.Total housing inventory increased from the previous year – up 43.2% from a year ago.Half of the homes sold were under contract in 15 days or less, up from 9 days a year ago.44.61% of homes sold for the asking price or above, with 23.72% selling for more than the asking price. 10.32% sold for at least $10,000 over asking and 4% sold for at least $25,000 over asking.The sale-to-list price ratio decreased from last month to 98% – down from 98.6% a year ago.New construction represented 13.28% of total home sales.If you want to nerd out on the market here I'm always happy to chat.

There were temporary support beams in the basement along with enough moisture to actually grow mushrooms in the basement crevices!  

In Philly, my current tenant is paying 3x the long term rent through CRS (a temporary housing provider) because he lost his home due to a fire. 

The most common benefits a landlord can get from an arbitrage agreement are: reduced vacancy expense, decreased maintenance costs (most arbitragers agree to fix any damage done by guests), increased rent (most pay a premium), reduced number of hours managing the property (aka it's more passive)Some less common benefits, but still worth mentioning: Using the property to host their own guests at a lower rate during the "vacation season", Revenue sharing, arbitrage managing landscaping, and other management tasks. 

A: Landlord has an obligation to provide clean water, suck it up and buy it.B: Hard water is bad for your plumbing, buy it hopefully to decrease future repairs.C: Water softeners, like under-sink disposals, ice makers, ceiling fans, love to break and cost you money.

The market is decreasing, and yesterday's rental prices are not today's rental prices.

How much will it decrease your housing expenses by moving into that unit?

The drawback would be if you only make minimum payments, the balance will never decrease.

While BRRRR remains viable, its feasibility has decreased in certain markets, such as Central Florida.

Looking at the data you provided for Melbourne, FL:- Average rent is around $2,000-$2,100- Rents have actually decreased slightly year-over-year- There's a wide range of rental prices ($650 to $6,500)This suggests a diverse market with potential opportunities, but also some volatility.