When this happens, inflation-adjusted rents tend to decrease.

Cold calling and direct mail tends to find the most success among small-mid sized teams.

Properties with no mortgage tend to be lawsuit targets. 

I have a in depth background in construction and tend to understand what quantifies as a major issue more then most. 

It's just hard to prove that the tenant caused the issue, since as time passes the drain tends to accumulates as well.

In my experience, these are the guys that want draws all the time (and it is easy to get ahead on them based on percentage).I tend to avoid the guys that can "start right now".  

Interest rates here tend to be lower than elsewhere (I have no clue as to why), and therefore to me it's appealing to borrow everything I can here and use it in the US assuming I can find deals where the numbers make sense.

It is challenging in the winter months as people tend to focus on the holidays, shopping, dinners, parties, etc.

The typical bars of soap are too big for 2-3 night stays, but 1 oz and smaller tends to only last a day.

. ~80% tended to be transient and moved on by there choice or ours. ~20% were decent and "stuck".