A little decrease in cashflow is okay because you are going to take your 20k and buy another property there by increasing your cashflow above your original starting place.This will only work if you can pull enough out of your existing properties to buy another one. 

They are intended to decrease the surrounding population.

At 62 years of age with my investment portfolio decreasing by 38% in the last year, I was really counting on REI to become a prominent part of my overall plan to put me on a stable platform to generate significant income for my semi retirement and supplement everything else.My wife was against my investment in this program but I forcefully overrode her warnings and went on anyway and now I face the reality that she was right and I never should have done this in the first place.

But just the tax incentive will decrease the incentives for buying.most media outlets are very skeptical they'll be able to pass such large changes.  

Just curious what others consider, when evaluating a rental property for rehab.. how much to spend $$$ (more then basics) vs scaling back and doing minimal.

I ask because my action plans have always been to update r...

And regarding the downside, I was thinking about the decrease in returns if we lease vs develop ourselves.

Also note that not everyone will qualify for the SRAP program and the amount you must decrease your rent (rent control) equals the amount you receive upfront, so the only benefit is having the cash upfront if you can invest it wisely.Also note that several other hurricanes have hit and threatened the same areas.

It generally increases your insurance rate and decreases your tenant pool (who wants to rent from a shady landlord that does illegal work?).

Property Crimes in Cincinnati will NEVER decrease.

Do not buy anywhere if the state or metro populations are static or decreasing.