What better inflation fighter than to offer low income housing that these people can sell later and buy something better when they are ready to make a change?

I didn't see you bring up this point - just the same regurgitated - cash flow (much harder and lower today than previous years), appreciation (going to keep you up with inflation unless you're "lucky" and bought in a great area), loan paydown (takes 20 years for significant paydown) and tax benefits (if you make 150k plus there's a good chance you're going to be passing these on) Why wouldn't you use your taxable brokerage instead and just pay the capital gains and reset the cost basis?

They don't cut rates because they've reached their 'inflation rate' goal; they cut because they finally realize our economy is circling the bowl.  

Not sure I want to inflate his ego by telling him that.

Short term rents spike but long term they will hold to typical inflation numbers I think.

Mortgage rates are driven by the capital market and basically follow the bond market, specifically 10 year US treasury with a premium, historically about 1,7%.Yesterday the 10yT fell to 3.9% and I have seen 5.99% 30y fixed rates with a local bank in here Milwaukee (that is still an inflated 2% premium), so 5.7% would be historically normal based on a 1.7% premium, even without the 10YT going any lower.Here is why.If the 10yT offers lower returns, more investors want to buy mortgage-backed securities instead to get higher returns (about 1.7% higher), as a consequence lowering the returns on those as well.

Look at tax bill and insurance factor in inflation and it can tell me how much I can charge or not charge.3.

I would say this, if you wanted to find cheaper tax preparation you 100% could but it might cost you more in the form of incorrect tax returns or inflated amounts of tax due.

Its very risky in this market that we just came out of the "highest" in history of property inflation due to mostly the covid/pandemic.I think the other flip side is trying to use the equity to buy more properties so in most cases letting the property appreciate or doing renovations is the safer way to get the equity up without essentially borrowing your own money back in 5 years.

Over the last four years we have been raising rents which has been fine but about two years ago inflation got out of control.