It's fear based which is a safety mechanism. 

., single-family homes, multi-family units) to diversify my investments.10.Focus on Cash Flow: I’ll prioritize properties that generate consistent positive cash flow, ensuring that rental income covers all expenses, including mortgage payments, maintenance, and management fees.11.Long-Term Hold: I’ll hold properties long-term to benefit from appreciation and tax advantages.

The beauty is if rents can keep up with expenses then PI remains constant and that is where the appreciation of increasing rents becomes a good thing.Sure overall costs can come in below 50% then that is a safety net.

If so, what are some good appreciating markets with good economic growth and safety?

Prioritize your financial stability.

You can automate most things on storEDGE, from messages to delinquent customers to lock codes.You can also do your website through storEDGE, though we farm that out to another vendor that specializes in SEO.StorEDGE is likely overkill for a 36-unit facility, but if you plan to scale, I would prioritize implementing your systems now and growing into them, rather than starting with more basic software and transitioning later.

We did one smart thing--we financed with long-term debt and we used low leverage (60% +/-) so we have a wide margin of safety and no threat of a loan maturity until 2031, so we have plenty of time to ride this out until the next market cycle. 

The biggest lenders are not going to prioritize someone sending a deal here and there.

Income: Strong and can be used as a safety net if if needed.My main question is: Cash vs.

I recognize BP has to prioritize and return is part of any analysis of areas to add/improve, but search function currently is very poor.