I think the short term effect on rents is virtually zero - illegal immigrants usually live multiple numbers to a home, rather than everyone having their own space like Americans - but longer term there may be some softness at the bottom levels of rentals. i would be more concerned about the lower economic job market than I would be about rental housing.

Over the past 20 years, the insurance market has a whole has been pretty soft, with a few flashes of hardening (after 911, and after the sub-prime issues of 2008), but nothing like what we're experiencing right now. 

It's been great, we've hit over 4M in soft commits through 2 months, but we've only deployed about 500K.

Buy your flips with soft created Paper secured by a flip you’d like to keep.  

I applied for a HELOC and when they ran the title it came up that the 8k grant is actually a second "soft" lien against my property that will go away after 5 years which prevents this bank from allowing me to have a HELOC.

Soft on crime.

bad tenants need to be strictly held to the lease or the will try to take advantage of landlord softness. 

Seriously, get a vacation from all this stuff man, it's making your head soft.

It tends to hide marks better.Walls: Neutral tones like SW Repose Gray, Behr Swiss Coffee, or Moore Classic Gray are renter-friendly and modern.Trim and Doors: Use a crisp white like SW Extra White or Moore Chantilly Lace.Accent Walls: For a touch of style, consider an accent wall in soft blue-gray. 

Down payment should be about the same (20% on a buy-and-hold) but you'll see an additional $3-$6k on average in CC and the ability to keep it off of your DTI/Personal credit along with hopefully no more hard inquiries on your credit (many lenders will accept/perform a soft pull).