Maybe ask if they've had a broker opinion of value done on their property as they may be anchoring their judgement against this number which may or may not be valid if they had it done six months ago before treasuries rose

The risk of default on a US Treasury is effectively 0 (it is considered 0 for SML and CAPM models), which is why the yield is so low.

“Buyer Beware” if someone wants a guaranteed stream of income, buy a US Treasury Bond.

That's because Treasuries are still AAA.

The approach I’ve taken is to plow capital into treasury bills.

The 10 year treasury is at 1.92% today, it was 2.72% in March of 2014, 1.86% April 1st of 2013.

Without relentlessly declining treasury rates and dovish macro trends at your back, will be significantly more difficult to make money in multifamily.

Comparing real estate to other investment vehicles today makes little sense considering you have guaranteed 5% treasury bonds and the fact that the stock market has gained something like 13% over the last decade and 401k matching is around 6k a year in free money alone.

With treasuries and banks paying just a few percent at best, the potential to earn double-digit interest rates, secured by real estate, has drawn a huge number of opportunists to the market, @Jonathan Chan.

Here’s a news clip an investor-friendly lender/investor I know shared with me:“The Treasury Department and FHFA announced Tuesday that they are suspending certain requirements that were added in January to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements (PSPAs) between Treasury and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.Under those requirements, Fannie Mae had restricted its acquisition of loans secured by second homes and investment properties to 7% of its total single-family acquisitions and applied stricter underwriting to those loans.”Lots of opportunities in several areas golf the Valley!