The type of tenants that would live in those areas tend to be worse - (don't pay in full and on time, don't take care of the place, etc.) which results in more turnover and higher vacancy rates. 

A vacancy is a blessing compared to a bad tenant is a mantra you should learn and live.

Maybe that got that from me as investor, vacancies make my skin crawl!

This doesn't include any utilities you need to pay, any property taxes, any vacancy, or any repairs/upkeep needed on the property.

Currently, we are working with a company in Vancouver called Allur for a program called SPARK to manage our sales metrics, leads and vacancies.

Feel free to take a look at the latest Marcus & Millichap multifamily research report (available free with signup) for more info:Apartment completions will outpace growing rental housing demand in Tampa Bay, leading to an increase in the vacancy rate this year.

Census Bureau.The vacancy rate on single-family rentals fell to 7.3% in the second quarter, down from 10% in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to the bureau.Here's what you need to know about making money in the rental market.The Traditional RouteMany investors become landlords on their own.Millions of the single-family homes occupied by renters are owned by investors who have just one such rental property, estimates Jade Rahmani, who tracks the single-family rental market as an analyst at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, an investment bank based in New York.There are many benefits to going the traditional route.

Purchase price $45KRehab 47KARV 135KRents for $785-8004/3 single family c+ to BI can refinance it at 3.6% and take out 100K and have an infinite ROI, but it will only cash flow at $42.79 after property manager, vacancy & repair.

I want to put the property up for rental to decrease the vacancy time.

A vacancy can eat that up.