College students and young adults are renting in our subdivision and rental prices are going up and making us landlords a lot of money.

But I think the rent estimates you get online can’t be relied on.

Think radical change is bad since some people rely upon it, However, holding stuff with rights of survivorship will probably be de rigeur.#5 Implement a $15,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit - Obviously, we didn't learn anything from the 2010 crash. 

If you rely on any rules of thumb you’ll miss good deals and buy bad ones.

On our OOS purchases we're very much relying on the agent and property manager to give us honest feedback about the neighborhoods they feel comfortable working in. 

@David VanWert, I would not rely on AirDNA for exact numbers.

People are adults and can figure out how to protect themselves from viruses or other potential hazards of life.

For long-distance (out-of-state) investments, I would rely on photos done by the agent or my property manager in order to estimate what would be needed. 

It's pricing some of us out, especially those of us relying on 85/15 financing for these properties. 

., I don't mean want to disrespect @Mark Reitman's experience but personally I haven't had the best luck with AirDNA.Their algorithm relies on data just like any other.