. $1000-3000+  That includes communication time, going out to the site to measure, etc.

Apparently a measure to mitigate re/building in high-risk areas?

There are multiple different metrics that can be used to measure the efficacy of a rental property.It may be worth finding a person in your area that has experience with rental properties to learn from as well.

And without fail, every single dang one was deep DEEP in the red after taking ACCURATE measure of things.

Distance makes it super tricky without boots on the ground.For good measure, go back and read it again. 

Sure, building that equity via value-add is one measure but fact is getting a property where on can build a 30% equity position.

That got us to thinking... what is the most important metric to measure portfolio growth?

You won't know what your true return is on this asset class for at least 5 years.They are too unstable to measure in the short term.

The FHA has more stringent guidelines to qualify than  other conventional programs.

. 📜💼🔹 Senate Bill 366 & House Bill 721 aimed to cap annual rent increases between 7%-15%, enforce a 2-month notice before rent hikes, and introduce anti-rent gouging measures.