Are the rates dramatically different between low and high or only slightly lower?

Yet if you love CA like I do then your cost of living increases dramatically upon leaving.

For the non war zone areas, recently sellers  of homes in the zip codes have decided to dramatically increase prices, yet have no Comps to justify it.

Dramatically turns around a property for 20-25k in terms of cash flow

Average home costs and rents have risen dramatically in the past 18 months in the area.

It's all of Portland and even South Portland (not even stuff close to the water...)I know inventory is tight tight tight down there, and that price appreciation is strong right now, but these are asks that are implying you wouldn't even get your cash  back via NOI (assuming rent/expenses are steady state) for 20-30 years...I personally think we are closer to a downturn in terms of broader macroeconomic trends than we are to an upswing...not expecting anything dramatic but we've been going on nine years running at this point.

On another note if his company suffers dramatically you know its going to be all over the news and social media and that wont be good for others in the industry either.  

They are not dramatically raising interest rates in the next 6-12 months.

Also, it seems like the other crucial part of relatively short-term rentals is whether you are going to target the high-end or the low end of the market as that could dramatically affect the rates you could charge!

I think right now the big debate is what will happen to the value of the dollar if you think it will lose value in a dramatic way you inclined to buy real estate with borrowed money that will decrease in value.