According to a recent #BloombergBusiness article (Starwood Bets $5.4 Billion that Apartment Rents will keep Rising, Oshrat Carmiel, October 27, 2015), Starwood’s CEO, Barry Sternlicht, indicated that the purchase decision was made not on the presumption of strong rental growth, but on a rent growth that is projected to increase just marginally over inflation.

But just like with anything you outsource, you'll get better results if you understand the fundamentals.Google has a ton of videos and support articles.

It reminds of several articles I've read about starting a business that list items like visit your accountant and lawyer, print your business cards, obtain a business license...but don't even having SELLING on the list!

If you do a little research you will find that several past "gurus" went through bankrupt after their "system" stopped selling (I will find an article I read about this).

Just to throw a different perspective out there, I just read this article on MSNBC:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43682716/ns/business-stocks_and_economy/WASHINGTON — Hiring slowed to a near-standstill last month, the government said Friday, as employers added the fewest jobs in nine months.

:mrgreen: Plus, I was reading an article the other day about how dragons are nearly extinct in PA these days...

Front Page headline article "Cities see rise in rental homes".

What you do with this article now that you have read it... is up to you.

For interest sake here's a recent article about the foreign investors heading south.http://vancouversun.com/business/real-estate/seatt...

That means every additional dollar of profit from the rental property will be taxed at 25% (see this link to tax brackets that you can use to identify your specific circumstances: http://taxfoundation.org/article/2016-tax-brackets)The difference between marginal tax rate and average tax rate is small in some cases but can be large in others.