That's going to net me about 75 to 90K, so that's a big boost to my Year 1 "revenue", even if no one rents the place!

The post below has a link to it if you're curious:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/88/topics/693527It was my attempt to model the key financial incentives for REI, which members have mentioned above, like inflation protection, capital appreciation, tax benefits, equity build up, and of course the beauty of refinancing.If you’re familiar with project financing you’ll know as value of real capital appreciates regearing will boost returns quite significantly.

Really the financing is the only piece that changes dramatically.

In doing this I was able to purchase a great starter property within 3 months of this mindset change by doing the following:1) Connecting with a local agent/investor who was able to set me up with an MLS search that could fuel properties to be analyze with BP calculators. 2) Working with local mortgage brokers to understand FHA owner occupant loans which combined with a state funded new-buyer assistance program (and negotiated seller paid closing costs) allowed me to close with only $2,000 out of pocket. 3) Ultimately close on a base-hit property with virtually no money out of pocket, source my first tenants, do some basic cosmetic work to boost rents, and gain a TON of relatively low risk knowledge that will better set my up for future BRRRR investing. 

These markets are the first to fall and dramatically.

The current regulations specify an 8% threshold(there also is one for points/fees as a loan percentage).However the fact it is an investment property changes things dramatically. 

Prices on property have appreciated dramatically year over year.

What I have done with my business over the years, however, is buy better properties, in better areas, and that has dramatically reduced the number of bad tenants we have.

Are you doing "Boost posts" or full lead generation/ conversion campaigns?

I use Boosted Ads for promoting my listings, and open houses and get pretty good activity from it.