If there's a positive side, a housing crash decreases homeownership, pushing people to turn to renting - increasing the supply of potential tenants.

All the previous home owners that were displaced through foreclosure became renters, thereby increasing rental demand.

I have told the tenants that there will be a rent increase if their sister-in-law, but I am unsure of how much extra should be charged.

Basically, for reasons I don't know, they didn't want to do business with me.Back to the 1.2 rule, I haven't had problems with another lender to increase my portfolio loan guidance they gave me about a year ago to add more properties, so that's why I also think there was something else that was not shared with me.

I still have to rehab the property before any of that, but it’s definitely going to exponentially increase my value.

Small investment on your part to do a bit of painting and carpet cleaning could very likely increase the perceived value quite a bit.

If you don't know your market, then not only is it more complicated, it is increasingly risky.

If there is potential to increase he rent or your loan basis is significantly less then your cash flow will improve.Property # 2.

By my figures the rent amount he charges himself increases the valuation of the of the property by 35 to 40 grand.  

Now, I'm working on expanding my portfolio in Virginia, and increasing my marketing through a website.