You may have less stress and regulatory hurdles with an LTR, which might make up for the decrease in cash flow, especially as regulation shrinks that gap.Also keep in mind that there is a high demand for affordable housing here, and unfortunately a low supply, due to the fact that so many properties are used for STR, which there is also a high demand for.

Doubt will shrink and Mr.

The propensity of the subgrade soils to shrink/swell in response tomoisture fluctuations typically causes these issues.

It just shrinks your pool of potential renters which shrinks the $ in your pocket 

Cedar posts shrink over time - perhaps a few millimeters per decade. 

Because most lenders will not credit you for 100% of your gross rents as income, the expect 25% of it to go in to escrow for vacancy, capex, maintenance, etc, over time your DTI will shrink and your margins will narrow, at least on paper, which makes it tougher and tougher to get lending.

I came across this article with lists of fastest growing and declining cities in the US https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2018/05/26/fastest-growing-and-shrinking-us-cities/34813515/Since I’m interested in East coast only here are my best bets for MFR rentals.

If you are persistent and put your mind to it, im sure your 3 year window will shrink and youll have a couple more under your belt by then.Like I mentioned, I am not able to walk the property.

The biggest impact from rates won't be on an individual deal, it'll be the painful trickle down effect of shrinking margins on large debt holders.

And I'd have to find other IRS write-offs to cover the annual rental profits.Some complicating variables to note: Since it's a beach house, the value has spiked far faster than the estimated worth of the other homes, a reality that surely will continue, since the coastline is shrinking, not growing.