While it is true the interest deduction for "home equity debt" is eliminated, many HELOCs will still qualify for an interest deduction.

Run HVAC fan the whole time.Replace the blinds... large surface holds dust and odor easily.Steam clean or replace carpets.If all else fails hire a Vaportek licensed professional... they use a can or machine to flood the apartment with odor eliminator and essential oils.

Because what we do see historically is higher interest rates will actually correlate with rising rents.And if the market you are referring to is Northern Jersey....a much likelier cause of falling prices would be essentially the elimination of the deductibility of property taxes. 

As someone with 1,000's of tenants & 60+ employees I can tell you that it'd be my dream to eliminate the cost of having a person there to show the rentals but the risk would be far too great.

Did Del tell you that proper screening eliminates evictions, damage done by tenants (in excess of the security deposit), lawsuits?

Any and all comments are welcome that add to the stated goal.My goal is to eliminate every single unnecessary step to doing business.

This eliminates having a mother who is responsible for the rent, but the adult kid is the likely irresponsible occupant.

It's those maniacs that buy homes cash via quit claim deed off of craigslist that really get screwed.Make sure your property manager is a licensed real estate brokerage.Google Clayton Morris and/or Morris Invest for a cautionary tale of what not to do when buying turnkey real estateUnderstand you can not eliminate all risk, only mitigate it.

It's those maniacs that buy homes cash via quit claim deed off of craigslist that really get screwed.Make sure your property manager is a licensed real estate brokerage.Google Clayton Morris and/or Morris Invest for a cautionary tale of what not to do when buying turnkey real estateUnderstand you can not eliminate all risk, only mitigate it.

Also - any advice on how to eliminate one tenant versus the other?