Vacancy has killed the cash flow. 

If you're worried about the seasonality of the Dells area and filling vacancies during "off times" aka winter.

Proper notice ensures a smooth transition between tenants and helps you manage vacancies.

Here’s my current calculus in my area of New Jersey NJ - each 1 furnished room rents for $1000-1200/mo with like 5% vacancy and each furnished 2 bedroom apartment rents for $2500-3000/mo with 10-15% vacancy.

Also, improves your position in pricing should rent prices turn bearish unexpectedly during your vacancy time so you can be flexible in pricing in negative economic environments.Con's are more on the side of the whole concept of using the long term locked-in period with the bank essentially utilize inflation to 'short the dollar', as well as the more rapid diminishment of the mortgage interest paid tax advantage.All in all it is safer in a lot of respects to get to that property free and clear, but the major downside is missing out on the additional value that is derived from the power and monetary benefits that come from having a healthy expose to mortgage and other forms of financial leverage.

The signs could be falling rental prices, high vacancy rates, falling house sales, or high mortgage rates.Although investing in real estate is generally a “buy and hold” strategy, sometimes it makes sense to sell rental properties if they perform poorly.4.

This is due to low rents / vacancies.

You’re offering people a place to live that’s both budget-friendly and comfortable, which translates to lower vacancy rates.Another key advantage is lower overhead.

Estimate potential rental income and factor in a vacancy rate.

Construction can have unforseen costs, construction loans for rounds of funding can be more expensive over time, rent markets can drop, vacancies in market can increase.Typically entitlement phase of land most risk, followed by development, followed by vacant building turn around, followed by half vacant building, followed by mainly full building with value add component, followed by brand new building with market or below in place rents and everything new with good location.Along that spectrum of course you go from heavy equity upside potential to mainly just the cash flow return and hopefully price appreciation over time.Investors have to decide on the spectrum of their risk assessment to capital over what period of time how they will allocate between all one type of investment or multiple and what percentages.