It’s now mid-November.After double-digit requests through phone/voicemail to almost every phone number option in the menu, emails, messages onto their web site, Facebook messages and comments, I had to initiate a chargeback. 

For the 10 year period spanning October 2014-2024, single-family prices in Austin nearly doubled, yielding an annualized appreciation rate of ~9% in that period.With inflation nearing its 2% target and signs of a slowing labor market, The Federal Reserve recently made its second cut to the federal funds rate since the start of the COVID pandemic.

I haven't been expanding my business with LMHA since the end of 2016 per my posts above so I don't know exactly what changed, but I expect the outsourcing of inspections to private industry + some executive level leadership + replacement of staff with new faces excited to serve the needs of HUD/Landlords/Those In Need has resulted in an agency I will develop more business with.The HCVP will always be a double edged sword for landlords (See Section 8 Bible discussion) but for now I have discovered it is finally worth the effort to participate in the program.I specialize in Toledo's transition neighborhoods, discounted houses on the edge of nicer areas but also on the edge of trash...the Section 8 program allows me to get long-term tenants who are a good business model provided they are consistently managed and visited/inspected for additional "visitors" (relatives and random dogs/cats) and damage/housekeeping which can destroy a home if left unchecked.You need to know the rules, repair and renovate for long-term durability, prepare for inspections thoroughly and keep a team of contractors who will hold those standards...after 8 years we have been through a hundred inspections.

Close to double that if owner wants the listing agent present for showings2. ask for pre-approval, ID, timeline, duration of home search, reason for buying, and additional pre-screening questions as needed

Anyone been lucky and doubled projections from what the rental estimators say?

I think the easy button here is to buy the biggerpockets one, but double check if it is up to date on the most recent changes.

They will need to make double what my wife and I make to keep the same lifestyle.Then I'll meet a 25 year old computer scientist on here (true story) and he has 180k saved and tells me he can get more don't worry, and I say what the hell did I do wrong?

However, I also got one of my best deals ever off-market as a double wholesale because rents were $700 and I knew they could be $1200 with a little bit of work.

If the property is in a rough part and only rents for 1000 and is harder to manage than a rental that's double that and it's percentage based they gave to be compensated fir the extra work. 

Make sure both properties have all the repairs and maintenance needed and no major cap ex is needed before you try to add one on double leverage.