So the added cashflow to property owners it they are willing to become the developer and increase density that tactic could help more owners stay than could otherwise afford to stay. 

Oh and people would fill out buyer or seller forms, and they would never populate.

So is it equally illegal when the large landlords drop rental prices in a building as vacancy increases and the market softens?

The appraisal came in at 490000k arv and the comps pulled and increase in home value since a year ago shows the property at around 515000k.

I do not care what the source of the return is  Historically the highest return is via a value add and appreciation and is more so recently due to the recent rate increase versus earlier this century (before 2022).However, most new RE investors cannot handle extended periods of large negative cash flow.  

It has gotten increasingly frustrating to deal with inadequacies and complaints from my tenants as far as payment processing.

(example - STR on the back end to increase cash flow)To me, forced apperception (BRRRR or buying at a discount) is a hedge against market corrections.

The allowable rent increase is not typically the big issue with rent control, the bigger issue is getting rid of poor tenants that pay their rent.

In this era of increased rates, obtaining properties that will produce a good return are harder to find and often involve quite a bit of work.  

If you think about it in any industry less transparency and more friction in the transaction will increase fees/commission vs reducing them.I like the idea as an investor of having different agents, a team of agents maybe 3-4 bringing me deals, but I think less of that will happen now as all will have to have you sign some kind of agreement up front.