But the ability to move fast is hyper critical.

Its very critical to understand the markets and trends for those areas to really magnify assets.

Good follow-up is critical too.  

Hey Chris, You bring up a critical concern about the potential squeeze on rents and valuations as the market normalizes.

Paying off your rentals is nice, but cash flow is critical for survival.

The underlying Cash-Flow from the Property/Operators is critical to know, & make sure that it will seem to continue to come in on a steady basis.We have a Lender who is doing Investor Properties @ 7.19% right now, based on at least a 20 yr.

Home prices have been rising everywhere, amid a critical housing shortage.

This is critical in determining how much to pay for the property.

This would be critical if you needed to rely on the cash flow. 

If you're a single mom with student loans, a car payment, and living paycheck-to-paycheck, then $20,000 would be devastating and a reserve is critical.