They are all living ultra-comfy lives through passive income from real estate with most having passive income in the $200k/year range3.

Figure out what they have to pay to bail if they give up and close the store like Walgreens in San Fran, or the grocery stores in Seattle with their “hero pay tax”, I’m sure those woulda been considered ultra safe a year A year ago. 

I am concerned with ultra low interest rates that our demand is not driven by healthy growth, i.e. economic and population, but rather on speculation and low interest rates making debt easier to manage.

The 'hunt for yield' as they say has been going on for some time with ultra-low interest rates on deposits.

It's a big city without the ultra-large city feel if that is something that would work for you.

An affordable option for paint would be: Lanco Ultra Durex “Direct-to-metal” high gloss interior/exterior.

@Brian Schroeder in general, with lower priced homes for residential buyers being ultra competitive, deals are getting harder and harder to find. 

In general broad strokes, the market's doing the same thing as many markets, ultra competitive with very low inventory.

But in this case, inventory is ultra low and properties are getting 20 offers with 2 to 3 days.

Ultra-low interest rates.2.