My view is that inflation will erode the value of the fixed debt and you will capture more of the gains and avoid some of the harmful impacts of inflation. 

I am also thinking of putting forward a cash incentive to cosign as well.I am thinking that with the rising cost of real estate , and the condition of the economy, one would jump at the chance to partner with me , if they were already interested in investing in Colombia.I am wondering how difficult it would be to have this all put in writing by a lawyer, the conditions of the agreement.

They note that while nationally rental rate growth is slowing due a rise in new construction in the multifamily category (now reaching pre-recession rates), homeownership rates are rising despite lack of new for-sale inventory of single family homes.

Inflation.

A very small number for sure, but I expect it to become more common as we are now in a rising interest rate environment.But let me pose another scenario to you. 

This has resulted in an inflated market.

This was the criteria I used (it's heavily based on the Best Ever Syndication Apartment book written by Joe Fairless):Criteria UnemploymentGet this information from Census.gov under the “Selected Economic Characteristics” data tableCalculate the unemployment change over a five-year period using the unemployment percentage for the city for the last five yearsIdeally, you want one that is decreasingA low, stagnant rate is acceptableA high and/or low increasing rate is unfavorablePopulationBoth the city and MSA population data can be found on Census.gov The city data will be under the “Annual Population Estimates” data tableThe MSA data is located in the “Annual Estimate of the Resident Population” data tableCalculate the population change for both the target market city and the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) using the population data for the last five years for the marketAn increasing population is idealA stagnant or decreasing trend is unfavorable, Especially if apartment supply is on the rise Population AgeFind this data on the Census.gov website under the “Demographic Characteristics” table.

House is in PA.ARV: 215kRepairs: $15k (far less as I will be doing labor myself, but that's a contractor price)Asking price: $150kOffer price: $120kDetails about me: 31, no debt besides two rentals.Rental 1: 125k house, owe 90k, $1095 a month.Rental 2: 135k house, owe 48k on LOC ($100k line), rented at $1150 a month (just finished this one, took a lot of my cash to do it)750 fico (and on the rise quickly now that I have no cc debt).

Would be your easiest tenant ever, no vacancy cost for you, and will move in the 1-2 years, so you can get back to market rents in the rising market!..

Hi All,Newbie here. 55 yr old planning to retire in 2 years, learning about real estate investing in order to have a source of steady inflation-proof cashflow (in addition to stock dividends) prior to taking social security at age 70 - so I don't need to sell stock investments.