If I'm cash flowing nicely, without having to do anything but cash cheques, I'm not risking anything to disrupt that.

Lots of disruption and forward-thinking happening in real estate.

China supply chain will get disrupted although it has the lowest energy costs due to dams and nuclear.  

You constantly hear strangers coming and going, and they can often see you through the windows or disrupt you with sounds or headlights.

As a rental property owner, I know that it can be difficult to deal with tenants that are loud or disruptive to neighbors, this issue will be out of hand for many airbnb owners.

By implementing proactive maintenance strategies, communities can safeguard their infrastructure, enhance the quality of life for residents, and mitigate the risk of costly repairs or disruptions in the future.

I'd go further to also lump folks who buy properties to make money on "rapid appreciation" (like a property increasing in value 50% in a year w/ no improvements) in with that group - most have NO understanding of all of the market forces that cause these movements and no clue how to actually analyze the market .Even the experts who have substantial education and work for multi-billion $ firms don't predict major market disruptions (in either direction).

Our best tenants are families with kids just entering school - they tend to stay for years to avoid disrupting kids schooling and like to see other families on the street.Drive during working hours - are people milling about or are they at work?

The market is going through a disruption right now and the primary driver of concern is variable rate bridge debt that is repricing to high interest rates at maturity (along with plateauing rent and increasing costs, including insurance, payroll, and repairs and maintenance). 

Here are some quotes from a recent Austin Business Journal article:Peter Rodriguez, dean of Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business, said, “As long as there is not a major economic disruption (nationwide), Austin is going to be at the head of the pack.