@Paul Stout  mid west compared to other areas of the nation has always been more renter dominated than owner..reason little to no appreciation.. and higher than normal maintenance cost on the homes given the extreme weather conditions.No melt down like 07  Subprime  Gonerampant   speculation   Gonetighter underwriting   here to staychanging demographics and thought process's as stated

Due to the weather, I imagined it was most likely the HVAC, got someone over and indeed found one of the two units had died and has been replaced (today).

Try Jason Isley, Travis Barkley, Sam Weathers, Kathie Russell, John Anderson, John South, Gene Tatum, Wayne Roper (I know your next question might be a list of recommendations.....).

Common reasons include high taxes, the state budget stalemate, crime, the unemployment rate and the weather.

It is about Cash Flow Forecasting. 

As with most long-term investments, I took that opportunity to buy more.REIT funds or REITs that have structured a conservative and diverse portfolio will be able to weather a recession.

But, get a month or two vacancy, and having a F&C house sure makes it easier to weather the storm.If you do finance your purchase, there are many considerations as well.

Obviously they are not responsible for any of the weather related damage; however, they had the power shut off and left spilt food all in the fridge/freezer, did not clean any bathrooms or kitchen, broke the built-in stereo system, left nails in every wall, paid nothing for the 14+ days after damage (we agreed to 50% of regular rent), the list goes on.

Many simply cannot weather the legislative storm you're proposing.

And the beautiful weather here today in the NW!