If you're going all cash, how do you plan to deal with inflation and maintain your purchasing power?"

Having your listings stand above others - doorknock, offer high commission (.5 - 1% higher than competing listings), price to sell (~5% below the value of the property), call every active agent in the area to gather interest in the property before it goes live - this can help you build your agent network and help get you access to off-mkt inventory in the future, host broker open houses pre-listing, get an inflatable flailing arm tube-man and post outside of your open house - Cheesy, tacky, corny, whatever... but it stands out haha!

Real Estate is generally viewed as a good asset when it comes to inflation, but often real estate is not included in the basket of goods that measures inflation, you may ask why, because we do not buy a house every month.

The stock market is showing weakness, the bond market is showing rising rates, inflation is rising and likely not transitory, the current administration is a disaster.  

I am a bit worried about entering the game right now with all the forecasts of different crashes, inflations, and possible fraudulent claims of the federal reserve...

Otherwise, all the listings in a particular area will get hit with the same inflation rate. 

I"m not in a place where not buying something for the next year is going to put me behind in life, but with interest rates low, inflation coming, and the shortage of houses for the near future, I feel like I'm going to miss out on stuff. 

I would refi because inflation is higher than the current interest rates. 

I had seen people renting these homes for more money than I could imagine so the numbers seemed inflated... but it turned out to be real.

I had seen people renting these homes for more money than I could imagine so the numbers seemed inflated... but it turned out to be real.