I believe that people will seek out places to live that match their own mentality.  

For me figuring out how much equity to hold in a property, which properties have debt, and when to take on leverage is the same mental process as determining a position size.  

Surprisingly, not all agents and property management companies prioritize this step.It's important to inquire whether the company verifies the accuracy of the information provided on the application or solely relies on credit scores to make their decision.

The advantage is that I get to take a mental rest from that house after managing it fully time, and I wanted to experiment with it to better understand if a longer stay guest is less headache. 

However, he has been demonstrating concerning behavior and I have been told he is currently in a mental health facility.

Looks like they prioritized Top Golf over housing lolI saw about 4 new construction 30+ unit building come up in Roxborough recently.

Provide value and have a mentality of wanting to help others and people will naturally flock to you and want to help you succeed.

To make things more interesting, the tenant that lived in the unit was admitted to a mental facility and declared that he did not want any of his belongings back.

so, you can see how in a year with decent appreciation, the appreciation can very quickly eclipse the cashflow...Because cashflow is similar to "defense" and appreciation is similar to "offense", different investors will prioritize them differently depending on their position....for example, for a beginner with a relatively low net worth, an unexpected capex of $25k could be devastating if they don't have sufficient cashflow--so for them, a property that cashflows $100/mo vs. $900/mo could be the difference between survival and bankruptcy (they need the cashflow to cover that capex NOW; they can't wait several years for the property to appreciate, so adequate cashflow is critical) ...but a more experienced investor with a net worth of $10 mil can easily survive that unexpected capex of $25k, and to them, whether the property cashflows $100 or $900/mo might be trivial if the property is appreciating well..Of course, appreciation isn't guaranteed, and real estate can (and does) depreciate in some markets... also, in today's market, it would be very difficult to get a typical single family (or even some small multifams) to cashflow at $1k/mo as an LTR....and then there's the important matter of taxation...all of these are additional factors you'll want to educate yourself on...There are a LOT of moving pieces to consider in REI.Good luck out there!

And now that you've gathered the mental and social stamina to reach your goals, it's time to really hustle for those dollars.