As long as I can get my target numbers without being pet friendly that is what I will continue to do. 

An entity that operates hundreds or thousands of apartment units has far less concentration risk than an owner of a few rental homes, whose tenants may all be impacted by COVID-19.Do you think Portland’s ten-year trend of positive economic growth for landlords will continue, or will it flatten out, possibly even declining in the wake of COVID-19?

So purchasing larger and larger properties allows investors like Benjamin to purchase more depreciable basis while continuing to defer and recapture.  

You have given me some good info as we continue figuring out our next steps.

From what I’m seeing, it looks like (and should continue to look like) the clay, Cicero, and Liverpool areas are expected to get some of the higher appreciation in the coming years due to close proximity to Micron (Zip Codes 13039, 13041, 13088, 13090).

I am going to continue educating my self while I get enough for the DP and other expenses.

Some questions I have.1) Do you make enough from your houses that you can not only replace your income but also make enough that you can continue investing in real estate?

And as this fleshes out and rents continue to rise, I feel like it's only a matter of time till renters are more open to this type of living.

Consider yourself very lucky and continue to follow up with them.

That being said, we might see continued focus on business-friendly policies, particularly in sectors like real estate and construction.There’s been discussion in the past about indexing capital gains taxes to inflation or lowering capital gains tax rates further.