They help reduce your exposure to legal risks, increase your leverage in disputes, and create barriers that make it much harder for others to access your assets.

Some of it’s impressive, but not all of it feels necessary or sustainable.

They may not appreciate at the same level as the northeast, but who knows how sustainable that even is over next 10 years. use Bigger Pockets to find other market.

More than likely, the same people created these startups are doing pump and dump.

This isn’t a one-time milestone or a fixed amount of money—it’s about creating a sustainable income stream that meets two key criteria:Rents Outpace Inflation: Rental income must grow faster than inflation to cover rising costs.

For properties without an existing lawn, installing a modest green area with a bench or seating can create a welcoming outdoor space that tenants value.4.

My long-term goal is clear: flip properties, maximize profits, and eventually build a rental portfolio that generates sustainable passive income and long-term growth.

Operating rentals costs a certain amount of money and it's really hard for low-rent properties to make enough to be self-sustainable and spin off any profit unless the owner is hands-on, self-managing, fixing things themselves etc. 

However it is not a sustainable model for an agent, we like to get buyer leads from our listings  and if it is overpriced and not getting showings or the phone to ring, there is no point to doing it that way. 

They really couldn’t look at the affordability problem and then the requirement to spend more on building with sustainability in mind and see the conflict?