Seeing this everywhere, and rents are decreasing because people just can't afford the payments.

Windows are rarely opened due to the climate, and we have almost no flying insects in the desert.All monitoring-type devices, including Ring doorbells, alarms, cameras, etc.All trip hazards: larger loose rocks or bricks.Water conditioners and RO systems.Basically, if any item does not increase the rent or decrease the time to rent, we remove it.

We are trying to increase volume (and not decrease quality), I do not want good deals to pass us by because we don't have the funds on deck...

It can certainly supplement and even decrease the length of your W2 employment making retirement attainable at an earlier age but very difficult to replace.

You could possibly decrease your 401k savings (which would increase your taxable income), and shift this savings over to your brokerage account. 

New single-family construction starts are expected to close this year with a 7% year-over-year decrease, according to NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz.Dietz told Homes.com that the trade group’s expectations hinged on regulatory and interest rate relief, which would bolster homebuilder activity and help buyers with tight finances."

With people in and out of the property but using it daily - not like an airbnb when 50% of the time the tenant doesn't touch the kitchen, this puts more wear on those items which can decrease time in between replacement. 

That said, for 1 of the tenants, everything went smoothly until year 3 when City Fheps decreased the voucher amount, took days/weeks to respond to my client, made incomplete payments to my client, etc.

While we haven't yet (and probably won't) see the rates we used to have, we are reporting an average rate decrease of 6.6% YOY.  

@Ian Dyer how do you decrease the noise on facebook marketplace.