To counteract the cold air venting through the basement, you'll want to insulate under the floor above (ceiling of the basement).

To me, nothing better communicates "we've given up on this place" than a kidney shaped patch of grass surrounded by decaying pool decking!

My question is:  Will inflation help counteract the affect of higher interest rates on MFR because rents will inevitably go up or are both factors a negative on the MFR market? 

I hope that these improvements may counteract or improve the quality of the high schools and grade schools in the area.

I'm probably going to regret selling my rental home in SF 20 years from now, so to counteract the regret, I just need to redeploy the capital and try to beat a 5% compounded annual return for 20 years.

I've found decaying cats, possums, raccoons, rats and bats in properties I've bought and was just glad it was only a critter.

Let’s say a downturn happens, and investors are ready for it, won’t that counteract the effects of a downturn?

You’ll see one of two things show up at the top of the search on AirBnB: new listings or ultra cheap/discounted listings.AirBnB isn’t losing revenue because they already pivoted to luxury and boutique a year ago to counteract the downturn in average listings they saw coming.

If for instance you dont like the call feature (due and payable) of the commercial you may be able to negotiate it for a higher rate or more points or some other factor to counter act the banks risk.The point of the story is with commercial or portfolio financing its like the wild west in terms of terms so you really have to be careful but with conventional loans its plain vanilla 30 year fixed no pre pay, fixed payment, all 30 year terms, 30 year amortization, etc.

To counteract this you may inquire as to the expense it would cost to elevate the property and get an "elevation certificate" if that is even possible.