I like a challenge so tend to brush these comments off, but it's a little discouraging when folks in the business are down on REI.

This causes prices to rise until a balance is reached between the number of sellers and the number of people who can afford to buy.In cities where the population is static or declining, there are more sellers than buyers.

I will reread to brush up.

Other than building a brick wall with thorn brushes etc around your property (semi-imprisoning your tenant) and keeping incident records as you / your tenant and the other neighbors call the spca, i'm not certained.

Rents lag property prices by 2 to 10 years so sales price trends are a good predictor of future rental rates.Appreciation and InflationStatic prices are not static.

My residents do not touch a brush or roller unless they are a professional painter by day.  

I can brush it off and move on.. but others could be set back years ... and or end up with stress related illness's or extreme marital discord.. the blow back on this type of thing can be pretty serious other than a deal gone bad.  

Not some poor slob trying to brush his teeth.Lastly, you might have noticed that there is a largish body of water near CA.

Usually a lot of other investors, agents, lenders, etc. all hangout in similar networking events and brushing shoulders with them will give you an immediate leg up instead of just engaging on BP. 

Nothing is static, markets do change, and '97 was a long time ago.