Case in point, Violent crime has dropped by nearly 50% on a per capita basis over the last 35 years and it bounces around at this new, historical low, up and down slightly each year. 

We bought our 1st rental property in March, 2022. Our current tenant, was in place when we took possession. She pays on time, communicates with us and seems to be fine.Apparently, a former tenant, from before we owned...

(nice kitchen, nice bathroom, big closet, good security/lighting)   Women have ecliped men in the workforce, they are better educated, better credit, less violent, less likely to commit a crime, typically cleaner, and are more responsible.  

Potentially violent/deadly animals aren't enough to scare away people like us who were on a mission to build wealth in Real Estate.

I offered to clean the machine but honestly, i was afraid she'd get violent.

Recently, with inflation skyrocketing and mortgage rates bringing correction to the over-valued GTA market, I started to look elsewhere.It occurred to me that smaller cities that aren't subject to such hard land speculation and coupled with every-growing demand (e.g GTA, GVA), hold their values pretty stable throughout RE cycles - or at least don't get hit with such violent volatility.

Recently, with inflation skyrocketing and mortgage rates bringing correction to the over-valued GTA market, I started to look elsewhere.It occurred to me that smaller cities that aren't subject to such hard land speculation and coupled with every-growing demand (e.g GTA, GVA), hold their values pretty stable throughout RE cycles - or at least don't get hit with such violent volatility.

Meaning that where the houses are located, the neighborhoods, and proximity to different variables like emergency response time, local theft/vandalism/arson, violent crimes, and others all play into the cost of your properties insurance... and they also play in what you can expect to rent a property for.

To qualify for rental income needs to exceed rent by atleast 3x, no violent felonies or evictions in the last 7 years, and no large pets.”Once I get one or 2 good apps back I setup a mass showing of the property and invite any of the people who messaged me that have not yet gotten me an app back yet.

Yes, there is still violent crime (like any major city) but we wouldn't be doing business here if it were a problem.The East side of Richmond is growing and being revitalized.