The rent control in some cases is really unfair to the landlord as the percentage increases are virtually irrelevant when the rent is a small amount.

This is usually done to increase your rental income but it comes with a price as you are finding out.  

Over time, rents may increase, improving your cash flow, and you’ll gain equity and valuable experience managing tenants and property operations.

Last time I checked Dubai has an increasing oversupply of properties due to overbuilding.

Also, hyperfocus helps me find a home with the right conditions - a stable but increasing-value neighborhood.

Value and rents should eventually increase to turn cashflow positive and build your wealth.You're next learning experience will be, now that you are out of day-to-day management, how will you be able to handle the inevitable expense challenges?

So far, I've rated Evergreen and FCI lowest based on a number of reviews on different platforms that have consistent negative reviews mentioning certain specific issues that I find concerning (this is after accounting for the inevitable disgruntled customer/borrower who gets unjustifiably upset).Are you able to share any of your information?  

In 2024, I noticed an increase in BP leads that have been high net worth investors reaching out wanting to 1031 into bigger properties.

Don't forget to ask when the last time everyone's rent was increased - with section 8 you can only do that once/year. 

That will increase your material costs for the job and is the contractor paying for the material in their bid or are you paying for it and paying them a labor cost.