If there is no stable income in one or either earner / no kids / or rapid-rising job-level expectations, they move to the middle options.If there is no job / no stable earning possibilities / no kids - its 'What's for dinner, Mom?'

With their rapid growth you don't get good support anymore, just somebody reading a script or redirecting you to help articles.

I don't see rents pulling back rapidly if we do have some sort of pull back.

I would say interest rates are our biggest challenge at this point but I don't see them increasing rapidly.

Boston was developing so rapidly that everyone was getting quickly priced out of the once neglected (now extremely trendy) South Boston area, and pushing buyers and renters into the even farther south areas of Dorchester and Quincy.

Aloha from Kona,12 years ago I was in a rapidly appreciating market (20-25%/year) and found a condo for rent at $1100/month.

Compass Realty in Grand Rapids for example.  

Unless you're trying to rapidly expand your RE holdings, probably best to pay it now. 

Once I have a lender relationship that is a good fit, I will be looking to rapidly continue my expansion within the Atlanta market.

I'm in Grand Rapids, MI.