The down payment is only the opening bid—infrastructure fixes can arise quickly, so lining up contractors early, maintaining healthy reserves, and resisting seller pressure to distort our numbers were crucial.

Despite global tensions, rents remained reasonably stable.Rentals - Availability by MonthThe number of homes for rent continued to decrease MoM, in line with our expectations.Rentals - Median Time to RentAs expected with all the volatility, time to rent increased slightly MoM, but still at a healthy 22 days.Rentals - Months of SupplyThere is only one month of supply for our target rental property profile.

And the most life-changing part?

Lack of experience isnt necessarily a problem so long as the competence is clearly there and there are healthy margins of safety in the deal. 

A growing population indicates a healthy real estate market with potential for appreciation.2) Waterfront Properties: Cape Coral is a waterfront community with over 400 miles of navigable canals.

A well-timed, well-explained increase can keep your property healthy without putting your tenant relationships at risk.One of the ways we stay on top of it is to offer detailed rent reviews and market evaluations for all our clients, so they can be sure where their rents stand—if you're concerned about how to navigate an increase—you may want to talk to a local property manager who has their fingers on the pulse of the market.

2) HOA will continue to increase every year and that's just part of HOA life.

If the market was healthy, state-sponsored insurers would not be a thing.

However I have seen too many times how selfish and arrogant people can be going through life taking advantage of everyone they come into contact with.

I did a 15 year on an investment property - most will say do 30 and pay extra, its really a personal decision - if you are financially healthy and have very little risk with the extra payment you get a lower rate so go 20 years, but just recognize that equity is typically trapped in the property.