The bad ones will want 50% upfront, you'll have to plead for update pics, they'll find reasons to increase their initial bids (multiple times) and will want final payment before meeting you for final walk-thru.Many investor-friendly agents have NEVER owned a rental, so you can't really rely on their advice.

Rates will continue to increase as more major disasters happen.

The return of installing one is not 1 to 1 but will increase your properties value. 

They will also help you report and track any capital improvements to the property which helps increase the overall cost basis for your straight-line depreciation.I hope this was helpful in some way.

Meaning investing $200k to build one will likely not increase your value by $200k.

Obviously what some of them have done is decrease consumer spending and increase savings.

All they see is a 10% increase on a weekend, or month over month, and they call it price gouging.  

A lot of investors start in their backyard and eventually expand once they hit barriers like affordability and competition.You mentioned that Florida’s housing supply is increasing and that we could see some price corrections.

NYC property values are increasing at or above the national average (4%).

Cash-Out Refinance – Refinancing one of your properties to pull out $30,000 in cash can be an option, though it may extend your loan term or increase your interest rate. 3.