It's not too much of a stretch to think this will increase the demand for housing just south of the border. 

Here are some specific action items:-build out your profile on BP, I want to see a picture of you, know what you do and what your goals are-be helpful on BP, start trying to answer/participate in posts where you have some value-start reaching out to people on BP specifically, with small, specific asks-go to a few networking events every month and plan on talking to many people...it takes 5 + bad conversations to find 1 good one-go to 2-3 conferences per year and be very purposeful there in your intentions, don't just go to sessions and stay quiet, be intereactiveI probably should have started with this, but what is your goal in connecting with these people?

Buy the house then wait for it to appreciate 20%The downside is it's highly speculative, it forces you to buy a retail home, provides no income in the meantime, and has high transactional costs.If you get the timing wrong and the market comes down, or the appreciation increase is slow, OR if you get that all to work and then cash out the house THEN the market comes down: you're stuck.

As a result, my agent told me he “made a business decision to protect his client” and he followed the company policy to increase the deductible as opposed to keeping it at $1k which he told me would make my policy defunct, therefore...no policy.I responded that I made the decision to go with this insurance based on the quotes he gave me, and that the increased deductible felt to me, like a bait and switch.He responded with empathy and said that he has done his best and that we should get some quotes on fixing the hail damage.

I'm sure I will have to increase that over time but rent increases will help cover that as well.  

In other words if two people are going back and fourth at $500 increments, drop a $5000 increase on it.

How long can the real estate market sustain increasing home prices?

You need to calculate it as investment income - expenses (including annual taxes and income taxes on your gains) - increased equity (loan paydown - that is part of your profit, but it isn't part of your cashflow)If you are looking at this on only a monthly basis, you'll miss annual or semi-annual costs or seasonal variations. 

im planning to buy a 3 unit property in NJ here is the details purchase price $369000seller concession $10,000closing cost $15000downpayment $18500rate 4.651%1st floor 3 bd 15002nd floor 3bd 1418 (section 8) hoping to get $100 or more 3rd floor 2 bd 1250property taxes 11500 ( with town stating 2% increase upcoming year) so add 300 to that insurance is 200 a month estimate water is 200 a month estrepairs 200 est ( was recently rehab 5 years ago)vacancy 200 estmisc 100 esttotal cash down is 23k for everything reserves taxes etc since 10k concession is going towards closing imliving in one of the unit's bedroom with cousins so i expect to net $600 a month and live rent-free. the basement is unfinished but would like to find an investment app or site that will show me 5 to 10 years from now how this investment will be seeing how i would live in the property for 1 year. 

- can you increase rents?