Hi @Daniella SanchezIf you look at Google Trends you can see that historically searches for homes for sale drop throughout this time of year but skyrocket right at the very end of the year (and rise from there) - maybe because people at the tail end of the holiday season people have some time off and are eager to get started on their home buying plans for the next year.

Austin is No. 1, rising from sixth place a year ago to first in overall real estate prospects and from fourth to 1stt place in local expectation of investor demand in 2020.

It would likely not be worth it with new building regulations, rising construction costs, time to build, and the cost to build.

It was only break even for most of the first 10 years given the rise in real estate taxes and higher interest rates.Where am I with this after 35 years? 

It may not rise to the level of justifying an eviction but it definitely needs to be addressed because your tenant caused the problem, they hired their own plumber that they refuse to pay which may result in a lien against your property, and they are refusing to pay your charges even though they are responsible.These sound like tenants you don't want to keep.

Just make sure any property you buy today can weather and produce good returns in a rising cap rate environment.

It meets the 1% rule but not by much. and the scary things about condos are that the fees can always rise, there is no cap to the fees.

Louis in the MW due to declining vacancy rates (more than the national avg) and above national avg rising rental rates. 

IS there a fear of lower mortgage applications as interest rates rise?

Whether the property’s price drops or rises is not as important as sustained profitability.