Any speculation as to why rents aren't 20% higher?

I don’t want to be too speculative of how the recession will impact the real estate market, but IF there’s more inventory available and IF there are more buying opportunities to find deals (or even time the market for stock investments) I want to be ready.

There is so much speculation that it's really hard to tell exactly what the FEDS stance is.

Railroad stocks drove the boom-bust cycle of the 1850s, but the Civil War put most economic speculation on ice for the duration.The Reconstruction era saw yet more booming and busting, culminating in the crash of 1879.

Well, I actually I was a speculator for a long time and after losing money I am champion for investing versus speculating.

@Brandon Casten putting together a pitch deck or a financial model for retail is normally a lot easier than MF because there's a lot less speculation and guessing.

That in my opinion helps keep the CR markets healthy as opposed to aggressive lenders willing to write unhealthy loans on speculated properties.  

This leads me to speculate that in the far future when Atlanta becomes the big city I think it’ll be, this Condo will probably be worth a lot more in the future, so this is actually an ideal unit for a long term buy and hold (if you have other cashflow to deal with the expenses).ExpensesI’m just going to post a picture of the spreadsheet I used for this.Operating Expenses + CapEx AssumptionsThe three main expenses here are the HOA fees, Property management fees for when expansion occurs, and taxes.

Take a deep look at the leases and use their rent to speculate about the rent value of the not-yet-completed units. 

Lastly for you as a seller you could be collecting below market rents and the 1% rule might not apply to the listed price (compared to what market rents would be) so you’re listing agent is able to speculate on market rents (with comps) if it’s vacant to justify listed price.