As new apartments open across the city in record numbers, vacancy rates have grown, rents have stopped rising and landlords are offering an increasing number of freebies to get tenants in the door.For years, the Seattle rental market was so heated that renters would constantly monitor online listings and quickly show up to available apartments with checkbooks and references in hand.

If you do all the repairs at once, city hall might require more costly repairs than you expected.

Your most important asset when investing in rental properties in other cities will be your property manager.

I'm currently looking at cities back east like Pittsburgh which has a great market for rentals and seems to be a city on the rise!

Wait until you read this post first then go to the link: US Cities America is AbandoningFrom the Article, it states: "The 50 cities where the most people are moving away from can primarily be found in the Northeast, Midwest, and West Coast, particularly in states like Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and New York.

My name is Dayne Winters and I live in the city of Richland in Washington State.

Each city/county will have their own regulations regarding this.

Is it City of Charlotte or Mecklenburg County?

We are also in the Kansas City multi unit market.

People are seeking out places where they can get yield and cash flow.Before places like Phoenix and Atlanta used to be hot rental markets but now it seems people are buying more in places like Cleveland , Indianapolis , Kansas City , Birmingham,AL.etc The other markets are still hot even though people might not be able to cash flow well because the general economy is doing well , unemployment is half or less than it was during the recession in many of these places and people want to live in those places .