We try to stay away from the coins for the following reasons:Less convenient for our residentsProne to theftIf the coin hopper  is not cleared regularly it can jam and make machine unableTend to be older machines and more maintenanceToday, my first preference would be app based, followed by a magnetic card which can be reloaded via a machine in the office.

Not talking about investing in a syndication but where you own the property 100% yourself.Often I see investors compare active versus passive properties as similar and want to just accept a few percent less yield with passive and with supply and demand it doesn't work that way.

We have made a separate entrance to the basement, with fire alarms/parking, etc in place (although first time heard about egress window), and we don't have shared space with the basement (so tenants have their own kitchens and bathrooms, except we share the laundry), so based on Roy's comment, this is still within RTA I guess, so it's more in favor to the tenants (based on Denis' and Frederick's comment).With that being said, we are very interested to know the pro&cons between renting out a basement from our primary residence vs. just regular rental units.

But, if you have a significantly high salary that can regularly support paying cash for properties, that may not be the worst idea.

I will say though that these investments only seem to make sense as short term rentals and not as regular lease rentals.

Or it could also be bad breakers (check if it's only happening on certain circuits), defective electrical service supply/voltage fluctuations (unlikely unless the whole neighborhood is having the same problems), service entry wiring defects, a loosely connected neutral or other issue with the neutral, loose connections anywhere in the circuit with the flickering lights, or a number of other things we wouldn't know without being able to inspect the system. 

If not, maybe show up at Lowe's/Home Depot at 6 am to see who/what contractors are there purchasing supplies?

Do it all; in this market and most places cash flowing deals are in short supply.

However, there are no metrics I see right now, along with the actions and proposed actions of the federal government that would indicate to me that housing supply will drastically improve, or interest rates will drastically rise soon, that would lead me to conclude property prices or rent costs won't drop in the near future.

Don't ever keep someone that blatantly lies or regularly pays rent late.