It's part of participation trophy society where people get socially rewarded for just being in the game, but that shouldn't apply to real estate.

I think this may help change their perception before complaining.

Seeing as how in today's society the rich get richer and incomes aren't keeping up with the stock market, people in rich areas can afford richer rents.

If I would have known about these earlier I would have bought less personal real estate, but again it depends on your goals of leverage, building wealth, risk, and your overall perception on how to handle your money.      

There are some other dynamics that also will likely play a factor in making the situation great for investors...such as runup in home prices and interest rates probably created a permanent renter class of society. 

He’s at the mercy of someone else’s expertise, motivations, personal interests, perception, and knowledge.  

But the perception of difficulty is greater than the reality usually.

The type who will ignore great advice and fail then the blame society, the govt and the media..

Our society no longer views elderly as valuable contributors to society because everyone is expected to retire at 65 and wither away in a corner somewhere.

Unfortunately, society has lost sight of this truth.If you marry someone unwilling to stick it out, you deserve what you get.