It will not stop when the bank see the units are priced so high they can't justify loans because a very high percent of buyers are paying cash.

@Brad Tisdale I’m in the same boat, have an off market duplex in site but can’t really justify using much of my own money to invest as the property isn’t really in duress.

Fees should be clearly stated, easy to understand, and justifiable.

Fees should be clearly stated in writing, easy to understand, and justifiable.

Hey @Emery Jensen- if I'm in the position of the landlord, I'd probably charge slightly higher market rent to the arbitrageur because that would compensate me for the increased use of the living spaces - and still leave enough meat on the bones for them to justify their management of the overall property. 

In fact, lots of stuff happened, which I can use to justify what may have been bad judgment on my part or just a series of unfortunate circumstances.In the long run, matters not how I got here, but how I get out of HERE.

If the PM is collecting late fees, they should be able to justify that and they shouldn't be allowing repeat late payments.

In short the answer is always yes unless it can be justified that the selling price from the average agent will offset the savings and some.

What counts as work on the property to justify using it? 

We will likely see MORE inflation coming up than less...especially with continued quantitative easing, and the rise of digital currencies.Overall, it's a bad idea to justify buy/hold returns with potential appreciation.