to put it in perspective-- it could be worse, we had a tenant move in his sister-- and her sisters 3 kids for a few months!! 

How's the Houston market from an investor's perspective?

What kind of returns are you looking for from a cash flow perspective, ROI, etc...

Additionally, the new emphasis on remote work continues to spur multi-family demand as people relocate as they shift to full remote work. 

@Lindsay Diven,To Make the @ work do the following:Hold down the shift key and type the following: @?

While ultimately you want to shift the cost it is worth it to look at where the water is going. 

Medellin has ran its course.Myanmar is prime for growth as well as Vietnam.South Africa is great because of the Rand's devaluation.Parts of Africa provide interesting promise.Greece and Spain also are interesting.It's still RE, so it's slow moving, but much more information is out there because you have to look view it from macro then micro perspective.

I agree that I think growth is shifting out of NY and into areas including Florida.

Being a real estate professional doesn't shift the form for reporting.

That may be accurate purely from a recent cash outflow perspective, but additionally you need to accrue an estimate for the lumpy vacancy, repair and capex expenses that are inevitable in the long run.