The Raleigh market may have increased by 40% after the Apple announcement, but it wasn't because of Apple, at least not solely.

The homeowner collects a NET/NET 5% yield with 1% increases each year in long-term lease by a BBB+ credit rated tenant (similar to Morgan Stanley credit).

That then registers the property at a new “base rate” and your future rent increases all be “base rate” + Inflation as guided by the town.

Yeap, exactly same as Zillow's Zestimate increased the price of houses.

If you spend time learning how to manage well, your income will increase, you'll save time, and you'll maintain your sanity with the courage to expand.

But once I got the bills, I increased the rent with the tenant's approval and signed an addendum to the lease stating the rent increase would be X and the owner would take over utilities.

Building a sport court will run like $30 grand, but would increase your rental value. a 6bedroom 4 bath house with a sport court, hot tub, fire pit, mini golf, arcade etc. will most likely crush it because it's cool.

Death Rate: The death rate has been gradually increasing.

You increase rents every year rents aren’t dropping.

This would increase the benefit to where the fee would not be so outrageous that it would hinder the investment.