You also should have rent appreciation, and a balance sheet that gets stronger each year.

If in your market condos have a stronger market than houses go with the condo, but if the SFR has a stronger market and more exit options then go with the SFR.

Boston/DC/NYC have stronger population and job growth forecasts.  

This is one of the stronger arguments for buying distressed and fixing up after close instead of buying already fixed up. 

Dallas is having some moderate appreciation that I am enjoying now but western Washington has much stronger appreciation and rising rents.For a duplex I would be having the tenants pay for their own garbage which is the norm around here.

If your Buyer’s agent learns that there are competing Offers, then you have to determine in close consultation with your loan officer if you want to waive your mortgage financing clause to make a stronger offer.

I water mine by speaking to as many people as possible telling them what I do and I make a very solid effort to stay public on the internet like here on BP.While I do pay higher water bills via interest compared to a bank loan, the access to quick and easy capital outweighs the higher costs.When making offers on properties, if you can do so all cash (your private money) then your offer is stronger than with a financed offer that requires appraisal contingency and loan approval contingencies.

Is there a downside to this or would this help make our team stronger?

And that WHY has to be stronger than anything else.. 

Sometimes I think it helps to point that out to tenants and will be a much stronger motivator to getting the money.Ultimately, I don't think you had any choice here but to start the eviction process.