The more unstable a market, the higher the returns have to be in order to take down a project.

You would adjust the number of months of cash reserves up from 6-12 months if you have an unstable job, commission based pay (i.e. it's more variable), children/spouses that depend on you, etc.Since you have a real estate portfolio, I would recommend keeping additional cash reserves for capital expenditures, vacancy and unforeseen economic events.  

They won't take the file because the former tenant is (judgment proof) which means bad credit, unstable job, job income below federal poverty lines which means you can't collect a wage garnishment or bank levy etc.2.

My guess is that not only are they going to be worried about future occupancy you can't prove yet, but they're also going to worry about the unstable regulatory environment we're currently in with regards to short-term rentals.

As the market becomes more and more uncertain and returns get squeezed tighter, the flexibility of the 1031 investor to purchase at a higher price point and still maintain their returns seems to me to be another advantage of the 1031 exchange in an unstable market.  

The whole requiring covered parking was a terrible zoning mistake that resulted in these ugly post war buildings with tuck in parking and unstable footings. 

They are unhappy with returns and unstable stock market and they rather go into a tangible asset.  

Yea as good as mech engineering is, it can be quite unstable depending on what field you concentrate in...

Renters, particularly younger ones, are too unstable.

If you say you are self employed that is a big red flag to a landlord due to fear of unstable income .