I share the sentiments of many on here.

@Brian Cannon Autumn nailed the sentiment above. 

You can always come back to RE as a side gig.....My sentiments exactly!

I am curious what the general sentiment is on this forum is.

Agree with the previous sentiment.. this will likely be quite challenging to find financing in the marketplace.  

To add on, lower rates would increase builder sentiment furthering the supply increase.

Appreciate the sentiment Katherine, my loss is your gain!

A monthly survey conducted by the University of Michigan that measures consumer sentiment and inflation expectations has affected yields and offered a data point for predicting Federal Reserve actions.Purchasing Managers Index (PMI)Another factor starting to gain steam in terms of affecting mortgage rates are various regional Purchasing Managers Index reports, which offer a glimpse into the health of the economy.

Would insights into real-time tenant behavior, preferences, and sentiment be valuable?

In the military as I visited different units as the chaplain, most would voice the same sentiment in a round about way, "the only way the mission succeeds is based on what we do and without us their would be mission failure."