Whether or not you believe there will be drastic changes, we are already seeing increasing weather events with unusual patterns like the hurricane that whipped through Central (Inland) Florida in 2024.

At annual rent increases, I do scour Zillow for market rents in the area, which I share with my tenants.

They taught me how to professionally engage the brokers and sellers and submit all-cash offers using THEIR cash. 

Rents have increased significantly but so have housing prices. 

Also the school districts have been increasing property taxes in A LOT of investment properties thus eating some of our profits. 

These increases will likely slow to pace more in line with inflation.

I was chatting with some of my lending buddies at big banks and they are all backing away from the CRE space including office because operating costs are increasing more quickly than rents.

Due to high premiums, expenses increase, and cap rates and cash flow potential decrease.

You may get one more year from them with a $75 increase but that's about all.

It’s now estimated that Texas has 31.29 million residents, up from the 2020 count of 29.15 million.But Texas also ranked as the top state in the nation for domestic migration and natural increases over the past year.