There's a lot of activity in NW Indiana right now as many people are migrating across the border from Chicago where they are still close enough to work in the big city, but live in a more affordable and less regulated environment.

Interest rate environment aytractive and in strong demand markets we like our model.

I just don’t feel comfortable with a pregnancy and if the unit is occupied in today’s environment I just don’t show it till there gone.  

For France, consider a few examples to offset the pro-tenant environment:- Government gives a bunch of tax breaks for investors in new constructions if you rent them out for a given number of years.- Many tenants including most students are eligible for the equivalent of section 8 in the US (without the site inspections), that's part of the rent guaranteed for the landlord.- There are rent insurances: for ~3% of rent cost, they are supposed to pick up the tab when the tenant doesn't (I haven't had to use it yet but I factor it in my ROI calculations when I run my numbers before I make an offer).- You can get subsidies for rehab, government will pay up to 30% of the bill (labor+material).- You can rent your property to a subset of the government.

Maybe the market is healthier and you've got a nice, shiny property to rent for the long haul, or the market may have turned south and you don't meet your original projections. 

But he political environment is a disaster.

If it meets that criteria, it would imply that there is a draw there and that the legal environment is conducive or at least non-prohibitive to that kind of business. 

The reduction in mechanicals allows for a quieter and lower maintenance home, and the building method also creates healthier air for the occupants(great for people with breathing issues like asthma.)MG

But those investors are hesitant to buy per rising interest environment, and super patient for the right property because of the rent control/ordinances, in an appreciation market that already doesn’t make much sense for them when it comes to cash flow.

Just be sure to invest that profit versus sitting on it or blowing it on something that won't help you in an inflationary environment.