Show HN: Should you buy a house and rent it out?

Re:Show HN: Should you buy a house and rent it out? by dd36 on Saturday April 20, 2019 @09:13AM (#19706355)

Tenancy lengths are rising in US because rents are sky rocketing due to low inventory.

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Re:Show HN: Should you buy a house and rent it out? by mcguire on Saturday April 20, 2019 @10:48AM (#19706785)

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RRVRUSQ156N

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/ERENTUSQ176N

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CUURA422SEHA

(Look at what happens after the dot-com boom.)

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/HOUST?utm_source=series_p...

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Re:Show HN: Should you buy a house and rent it out? by dd36 on Thursday April 25, 2019 @11:20AM (#19749073)

Yeah, so what has happened is institutional investors now dominate the SFR rental market. They ask for 5% rent increases every year and therefore have relatively high turn ratios. It makes it easier for mom and pop investors to hold long term tenants.

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