We do rent projections based on no less than 10 years and this makes the rental business exciting and fun.Don't think you can see inside tenants' heads so you can determine factors related to increasing profits.I don't disagree with you, however, there are a couple of factors that are more subjective than objective:1- is it possible that your rent increase that caused more frequent vacancies?

Let me know if you switch jobs and take a pay cut, miss a credit card payment, etc, and I'll let you know if it'll still work without anyone's time being wasted and/or what will work now that your objective creditworthiness has changed. 

At the end of 5 years my car will be paid off and I'll still have the asset and I'll be able to put the monthly cash in my pocket or buy another shiny object.  

While it is true that social media channels can help you accelerate the process of making new contacts, especially in large quantities, the personal face-to-face element can be equally important to successfully building your network.

I said we are professionals, and professionals shouldn't sign a contract unless they plan to uphold it.I reiterated that one of the main objectives of the estoppel is to verify who lives there and what the terms of their leases are.

I'm a believer in investing in the markets that best meet your investment objective.

I am new to investing and have  after the shinny object syndrome wore off I narrowed my focus to being a flipper, or as I like to call it, a real estate renovator.

They can all be horrible and a nightmare or help you achieve your overall objectives.

@Yonah Weiss I always appreciate your comprehensive and objective responses!

Important to challenge my own assumptions and look objectively at performance.