This can often increase cashflow, sometimes dramatically.

My motivation for moving was purely financial - and it has improved my financial picture dramatically.

These little gestures can help reduce tenant turnovers, make tenants feel like part of a community and to my surprise boost referrals from other tenants looking for a place to rent.

@Kevin,The right type of account will depend on your father's situation.If his goal is simply to boost the ROI of his retirement portfolio, but keep very much within the realm of a tax-sheltered plan, then a checkbook IRA LLC - or Solo 401k if he is self-employed - would be the right vehicle.  

Many parts of the city are zoned with no height restrictions, but quickly become unfeasible once you begin to pencil out the parking requirements per unit of housing constructed.Given than 70%+ of Los Angeles citizens still commute, it doesn't look like dramatic reduction of parking requirements are going to happen anytime soon.How are folks in other densely populated areas addressing parking to squeeze out more units?

=globalization, a dramatic increase in travel, and the ‘democratization of wealth’, and the oppressive tax regimes of the industrialized nations that are choking on the tab for their massive social welfare programs has led to an increasing popularity of international real estate destinations.

Each of these variables will dramatically change the advice I give the individual asking me this question.

If investors were basing their numbers of the Covid boost, they're going to be underperforming.  

I have a good feel for what rehabs cost at a retail price and that is dramatically different from what I see quoted on this site for what flippers pay.

Lloyds Bank recently announced one of many loan programs aimed at boosting the housing market in the UK.