. #1 to increase income (duh)#2 to decrease expense (duh 2 - i know not rocket science)SO... your future NOI maybe a lot higher because you took care of things right now...Plus... inflation is going to go up... if you know that... fix stuff now... at a lower cost... then when materials sky rocket...

Then, I would only buy properties that will cash flow (even if rents decrease) and provide income for your future.

As Vikram pointed out, deflation is the lowering or decrease in prices.

Certainly not as many as there were 10 years ago, but in a seller's market, the use of rehab loans decreases. 

Sometimes, even if they start off amazing, the company grows and the quality decreases.

There are two aggregate data points that are very interesting :1. aggregate new listing after September 2022 is showing 10% decrease from the normal aggregate of 5 previous years2. the new listing price in january 2023 is showing seller aggresively selling at june 2022 high, this is quite surprising3. market has multiple bids again as indicated by redfin.

I have pretty bad FOMO when it comes to potentially selling to early haha but for the sake of decreasing stress and monthly need to work overtime I think it may be worth selling! 

I am thinking that it’d take the Fed raising interest rates A LOT more times for my rate in 3 years to go from 4.25% to 7.25%, but what if the value decreases?

I think overall there may be a decrease in housing prices nationwide, but I wouldn't expect a big decrease in growing cities with currently "limited demand". 

Will colleges offer a full remote option causing a decrease in the off-campus housing?