If you just want to dabble to make some extra money and don't have the passion to go all in, it's a tough business keeping up with all of the regulatory changes and balancing keeping owners happy with taking care of tenants.   

As an apartment owner, you are always balancing rent increases vs avoiding move-outs. 

you shouldn't blindly investAnything, anyone tells you - you should validate.2) New construction is extremely more difficult than just buying a rental!

Still worth it in my opinion to own a fully updated asset.People who claim they pull all their money out usually leave a bunch of capex left to be spent in the future (needs a new roof, old plumbing, old HVAC, windows etc) - should really be a liability on the balance sheet if you are honest with yourself.

For lenders - most notes would be held to maturity and second position liens could become more popular to bridge gaps between purchase prices and existing mortgage balances.  

You’ll keep repaying the loan with increasingly inflated dollars, while your debt balance stays fixed in nominal terms.

Personally, I’ve shifted towards a more balanced strategy, combining both short-term projects like flipping with long-term investments to hedge against market fluctuations.

The rent is $2600 and the mortgage is $1650 so i don’t want to evict or be difficult.

Both remain below the 6.5 months that the Texas A&M Real Estate Center considers a balanced market, but the upward trend continues to move the region closer to equilibrium.Homes spent a similar amount of time on the market compared with last year, with Austin averaging 71 days (down 2 days year over year) and the metro averaging 76 days (up 4 days).

If it does not meet freddie or fannie many banks nowadays have seen they do not want it on their balance sheet