I like 3/2 brick or block houses (so I don’t have to paint) and are in the sunbelt (Specifically TX and FL markets with growing populations over 100k) because I don’t want pipes freezing, since we started investing while we were overseas.  

I’m in a similar situation where I am planning to buy a triplex or fourplex as my primary residence.  

He insisted on micromanaging them and communicating with them himself, put them on "payment plans" that resulted in them getting even further behind, ignored my suggestions to serve 5-days, then looked at his account one day and realized just how far behind they were and that they would need to be evicted (we've already been through one - a few of them I was able to get on track), and blew up blaming everyone but himself.

They are proposing to use $7 billion in American Rescue plan Funds, which it borrowed, to pay medical expenses, which people borrowed, so that people can borrow more and lenders can make it more expensive to borrow.

The link above has info for landlords wanting to be part of the program.If you are planning on self-managing, do you have a list of people lined up for when you need them?

This is our current plan:- Buy 8+ unit complex (how do we decide how many units is too many??

After that property I never lost any money and did all real estate by the numbers with and exit plan and verifying all.

Specifically, I'm looking into property investment opportunities in Perth, Australia.

Are you putting together any strategies to specifically address these trends? 

I have some thoughts to your question:1) Maintenance service plans (requires agreement with preferred vendor, or if you have maintenance staff, through your company)2) Landlord liability insurance through third-party insurance providers (note: this is in addition to a Dwelling Policy, which the owner should already have)3) Lawn maintenance service programs (requires agreement with a vendor for agreed-upon pricing, or if you have lawn staff to provide this service, through your company)4) Fee in lieu of security deposit (requires agreement with insurance company that provides this service)5) Increased inspection options (e.g.