Higher assets or cash in the bank increases what is called you compensating factors which banks/lenders use to qualify.

Historically, the average days on market (DOM) for rental properties only increases by about 6 days during November and December.

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If you generate enough money annually to dismiss a W2, then consider covering the ever increasing costs of retirement & health care and those do not go at inflation metrics but usually way higher. 

My estimation was with leverage I could do about 7 homes a year and each year after it would increase. 

One group wants housing prices to increase, the other wants them to decrease. 

Greatly increased lending capital by transitioning from a ‘blind pool” fund to a series LLC / syndication model where investors know the property lending deal before committing to any loan and can “pick and choose” whichever loans they do or do not want to participate in.  

It has gotten increasingly frustrating to deal with inadequacies and complaints from my tenants as far as payment processing.

Rehab costs, taxes, and interest during this phase increase the depreciable basis, providing long-term tax benefits.

It's kind of disconcerting when I can only raise rents by 5% but insurance is increasing by 10% to 15% per year.