Lately there maybe some softening but it's hard to tell if it's buyer fatigue, a market change, or the normal seasonal cycle.

It looked like the SFH was starting to soften with price drops but I guess not in Rockridge.  

However, I have seen the market soften and properties are starting to sit on the market.

Next you must have either an expensive water softener system installed or go with a few hundred dollar single unit.

Hi Pearce,  do you see some softening in SA? 

The next year, the dollar amount of the increase will probably be less, as you get closer and closer to market.As for looking at what the tenant can afford, it helps soften the blow of a large increase if they really could afford to pay more, but just haven't had to (If you need to point that fact out to them). 

If real estate works out for me, it will be a great way to soften the blow of the volatility of stocks.

Due to recent declines in the energy sector and the resulting economic slowdown, Houston has begun to exhibit a softening in price growth.https://www.recenter.tamu.edu/articles/technical-report/Texas%20housing%20economy%20leading%20index%20construction

I also know there are new water heaters, softeners, appliances, even a newer well pump.

this should soften it. use a plastic spackle knife not a metal one (scratches....) to scrape it.now the next one is to find out what can dissolve the glue/adhesive....try water, mineral spirits, goo-gone, vegetable oil... unless you want to sand/refinish the floors. than you can go gorilla on it with a big scrapper