Maintenance and cleaning costs can significantly vary based upon how a particular guest treats the unit.Research your demographics and determine exactly WHO your market is and what you can expect from them.

TopicHow to Analyze and Select a Target MarketSub TopicsHow to select potential MSA's or marketsProperly review stats/demographics to select target market (population/employer growth, employment industries, % of total jobs in a given industry such as oil or car manufacturing, rent/price ratio, etc..)How to select certain neighborhoods in your target market.

I guess time will time, it's been about a year so far that I have started to rent to S8 tenants.Keep in mind, you don't want to rent to S8 tenants in B+ areas....I would obviously love to avoid S8 simply on the basis of avoiding inspection however if the area's demographics are in favor of that population, go for it.

Not only are they affordable, cash flow well and are landlord friendly, they have strong economic and demographic fundamentals.

Just make sure you understand the area and who you're renting to, and make sure it's what somebody wants, even if it's not the demographic you're renting to currently.

I would need to know more about the demographics of the market, where it is located, etc.

However the working population is moving away so as the demographic ages and there are fewer children these areas can see a decline in demand and values.Stick to the big 3 is your best bet.If you want some more local town information there is a very good NZ forum called propertytalk.com.  

demographics change lots of things can happen in that industry just like any industry.. and for sure burnt out landlords create opportunity for new blood coming in.  

I use very specific language to a specific type of property to a specific demographic.  

When targeting use the demographics and behaviors of your target audience (i.e. likely to move, divorced, homeowner, etc...).