I'm stacking capital to weather any stormsI'm still buying properties, good deals at low interest rates are the name of the game in any market.I'm working on non-cash intensive efforts like marketing and brandinglastly, I'm selling off any under-producing assets I ownnone of this is recession indicator driven behavior as it's all pretty standard but my motivation is a bit higher based on how the market looks (crunched!) 

. :)  Keep looking and researching, and you'll find a great deal that will work out for you that you can use as a stepping stone to bigger and better deals, rinse and repeat.

The bad news, though, is the intense amount of knowledge required to begin to make the right assumptions in the first place...

It may just work out that the v&c in your area is 8-10%.

The numbers all work out great but I had a question on actually determining rental demand.

I guess he is just hoping things will magically work out.  

@Dan Bryskin that's a great strategy, but capital intensive to keep buying conventionally.

If for some reason real estate doesn't work out, having a 4 year degree IN SOMETHING MARKETABLE will give you a pathway to a backup plan.  

Neither is a right or wrong strategy but you need to weigh out how each strategy fits your lifestyle and goals.An Airbnb may stretch your profits but comes with higher vacancy risks, higher overhead/operational costs, but most importantly will likely take more of your time.A traditional rental may yield a slightly lower return when comparing one property vs one property, but also may be less time intensive and may scale better (particularly if you outsource the property management).

I know if the numbers still work out to meet my criteria its just another line item.