You never know what damages tenants may do, or how the trends may shift over just a few seasons.

We are going to keep the property for a long time, so we're not overly concerned about short term market trends.

If a commercial property is underperforming, in need of repairs, showing negative cashflow, or has poor bookkeeping records, most self-proclaimed value-add investors will immediately walk away with nothing more than a glance.Obviously this isn't every value-add investor, I've just seen a trend, especially with newer investors, saying they want value-add and actually expecting turnkey.From my perspective, a property having obstacles should be expected with a value-add investment.

I can always switch to a fixed rate if we see the LIBOR trending upwards.

The residential style ones.

We are building a 40 room, limited service style hotel. 

Below are some of his recommended reports and a few of them not only present data from recent history, but also provide a forecast for the near future:Marcus & Millichap’s Annual US Multifamily investment ForecastCBRE Biannual Cap Rate SurveyIntegraRealty Resources Annual Viewpoint Commercial Real Estate Trends ReportZillow Annual Consumer House Trends ReportRCLCO Quarterly State of Real Estate MarketPwC Annual Emerging Trends in Real Estate

don't jump on a tenant occupied investment property, even if it cuts down the vacancy loss. your screening process is likely to be different from the last owner, which will guarantee a difference in style of management and will ultimately cause friction and then eviction.

The area is being revitalized and I believe just from the trends and business development, the value of the homes will go up.

-Also, I have seen some nice permanent style tents on air b and b.