When I read the about the host section, I cringed a little bit at the ¨social media influencer¨ part. 

Several important factors should influence your decisions.

There is no doubt that some of what you are seeing is influenced by your viewing profile, but the sheer number of gurus is staggering. 

Thats all fine and dandy, and its a nice "perk" to have with a tenant, but it should NEVER influence your decision to rent to someone that is pushing the boundaries of being able to afford your unit.

It is a complex calculation that is heavily influenced by time-based assumptions, making it easy to trick yourself into a deal using IRR.I'd rather look at Cash on Cash returns, cash flow per door, return on equity, and equity multiple (if you're assuming a sale at some future date)

In fact anything that would influence a buyer was a required disclosure, but that may not be the case in TX.If it was required and not disclosed, the agent (and his E&O insurance) could be on the hook for damages.If you're in a caveat emptor (buyer beware) state, it's all on you and not to pile on, but shame on you for not even looking at a Google Map image!

If it's a big one, nothing you could do can influence them.

In fact many major demographic trends that are the basis for a sound a real estate investment are influenced by the likes of successful publicly traded companies investing in a community.The stock market is just another tool in the tool belt that when used correctly can add value.

Work from home, sell online, become a TikTok influencer, have an Amazon storefront, self publish books, music and how-to courses.

haha.Regarding you first question, I could guess and debate but no one really cares or will be influenced by one person's speculation (but I am inclined to be in your camp that rates are not going back down to low levels any time soon based on our broad inflationary policies mentioned above).