Inflation steadily erodes the purchasing power of a fixed sum.

I think what we’re assuming is that these circumstances increase the odds of sellers being motivated.

This little economic slow down that was intentionally created to slow the economy to fight inflation is barely a pimple compared to the Great Recession. 

Many women were taken aback by this new group and felt that it was odd to pay almost $20K for the regular group and then be told they need the inner circle for an additional 20K.

Because September jobs growth was a lot stronger, and September inflation (CPI) was a bit hotter than expected.CPI came in a bit hot.

If you buy properties in a city where rent increases don't outpace inflation, you can't achieve financial freedom—no matter how many properties you acquire.For example, suppose you buy enough properties to generate $5,000/Mo, which replaces your current income.

Are you looking from a more traditional real estate perspective where you're trying to acquire an asset for long term preservation of wealth, tax advantages, to have guests help out with the mortgage payemnts, potentially have rents and home value increase in time with normal inflation, and are okay with the idea of paying some amount out of the pocket some (most?)

Odd's are he already lives there, that's just how these things go.

No, those expenses would be deducted in the years they occurred unless you've made an odd election to capitalize them.  

Very nice market, but pricey and again like you are finding the numbers just don't make sense because sale prices are inflated cause you have paper heavy investors who are thinking way long term and any short term extra costs are irrelevant to them.