Sometimes it's more pragmatic to let it slide than fight for principle.

Stop offending people with short sighted pride.

@Conrad Metzenberg  Avocado toast is a great one. speaking of gentrification indicators, i've noticed some that stand out:more than one night time dog walker, extra points if it's a female on a cell phone; tattoo parlors, funky coffee place, small niche workout gyms, anything Asian that isn't Chinese, all within 3-4 blocks; any hippy or hipster sightings, extra points if you see them at Whole Foods later; very low people count in the middle of the day 

* * * * 30 Years * 40 Years * 50 Years Orig Principle * $100,000 * $100,000 * $100,000 Interest * 5% * 5% * 5% Monthly Payment * $537 * $482 * $454 * $193,256 * $231,454 * $272,483 * * * Monthly * $0 * $55 * $83 Difference * * * * * * Interest * $0 * $38,199 * $79,227 Difference * * * * * * * * *

This gives you plenty of time to advertise and find new tenants who ARE willing to pay fair market rent.Last point, there's 4 ways to make money at real estate (5 if you count tax advantages).1) Cash Flow (from rent, storage/laundry/parking)2) Forced Appreciation (through improvements and renovations)3) Principle Recapture (increasing equity as your mortgage is paid down)4) Passive Appreciation (property values increasing, this is not something you want to count on as they can and will decrease in value at some point)You're trying to make this property work as in investment, but you only have one (maybe two) income streams available to you right now.

As we approach the final month of 2018, I see that its far too common for people to turn on "cruise control" and ease off the gas pedal with the holiday season in full swing and lose sight of some of the goals they set for 2018.

Then of course, there is an accounting principle courtesy of the IRS called depreciation.

I'm setting my sights on buy and hold properties anywhere I can find them.

How much does the principles of what Brandon preaches need to be bent/tweaked in this extreme RE market?

The remainder gets applied to the principle.