Rates are also likely to rise in the future.2.Use a rehab loan product that a local lender is offering.

Some of the sketchy PM companies will give landlords inflated rental amounts to gain the business.

. #1 to increase income (duh)#2 to decrease expense (duh 2 - i know not rocket science)SO... your future NOI maybe a lot higher because you took care of things right now...Plus... inflation is going to go up... if you know that... fix stuff now... at a lower cost... then when materials sky rocket...

Some would say invest in US Bonds as their returns would rise as the Gov't struggles... of course the Gov't could just default on them all.Some would stay use the stock market as inflation should push those returns higher.

I can't see appreciation doing anything but keeping up with inflation though.I grew up in the area, went to college there, and later owned a house there.

That's if the city approves it, and that's if prices continue to rise at the pace they have been.

Normally when they are seeking planning permission or waiting for the market demand to rise enough to cover the cost of a new building.John Corey

One of the reasons for going high efficiency is that you can direct vent the exhaust through PVC piping through the wall rather than having to vent through a chimney and over the roof.Chimneys need liners, they can leak exhaust (carbon monoxide) into the living space, they typically are brick structures rising above the roof line (oh and they usually seem ready to drop bricks due to lack of maintenance) ...

Yes they are hiring asset managers by the truckload to accomodate for ever rising inventory.

Rents in this area are about the same now as in '01.all cashYou can see that the price appreciation is less than inflation.