For rents to increase faster than inflation, there must be significant and sustained population growth.Sufficient income to replace your current income: This will require multiple properties.

I do know that the pricing varies based on the unit count as well as what level you sign up for; but overall, it's super user-friendly for tenants, PM's & owners.Plus they're always updating their software and adding new automation features to make everything so simple as well as well as great customer support. 

Current prices and APR are not sustainable, it will inevitably crack and crash.

@Anton Mattli Could you please provide a recommendation on how we can sustain a business with another model? 

When I first started as a carpenter in VT I worked for a high-end custom design-build firm and all of our guys were actually local white boys.

If you have a plain jane property, you are better off learning how to get repeat customers and partner with local businesses.

You're running a business and knowing your customers to maximize returns is important.

My focus is on properties that are slightly positive in cash flow, while also offering capital appreciation potential, and ideally being self-sustaining in the long run.During a recent visit to LA, I didn’t quite feel confident about the current state of things there.

Consider the cashflow off that first property as a sustainment cost.

Conversations with a person land so much better than a message thru FF.Also it is helpful to know that most Corporate Housing companies or Insurance Agencies that are trying to find housing for their customers and reach out to you, they do finds leads on FF.