When evaluating a potential investment location, choose one that meets the following requirements.Inflation adjusting - The dollar's buying power is decreasing; you see this every time you go to the store or buy gas.

That is because major recession causes a significant decrease in discretionary spending.

BP Fam,I've run into an interesting dilemma with my primary residence BRRRR/househack: The new ARV will probably be too high for my single income to qualify for DTI ratio requirements for the mortgage post-cash out/refinance (even though the payments will decrease and I'll earmark the funds to pay off the remaining costs). 

With that said, if you 5% down on a SFH or a small multifamily and decide to house-hack while you live there, you may not cash flow but your cost of living will certainly decrease and of course you'll be paying down the equity, have access to the property's long-term appreciation, and be able to reap the tax advantages afforded to owners of real estate investment property.

. - this is a 86,880 down payment is approx 11% and loan amt needed  would be 683,120  and if value comes in at 700K and you have to use this value - if the  down payment remains at 86,880....ltv becomes 97.50% . which is too hight to work ..loan amount would need to  be   decreased to 665K  ( 700K  x  95% ltv)  and the down payment required would be  105,000  ( so approx  20K more )

The price of houses had decreased in the area and I was able to afford a house.

You can increase your cost basis (therefore decreasing realized gains), by claiming capital improvements.

It is still possible in some other mid west, ag(ish) based areas, like Ames, Iowa(where I am invested) to get cashflow on deals day 1, but not have areas that's population is decreasing.

They COULD mean the amount of the rent increase or decrease amount, (the max increase being under the rent cap) is up for negotiation. 

I don’t want to refinance my existing properties because it would increase my payments and decrease my cash flow.