However, on the renting side, we have seen an increase in inventory of days on market too. 

., Richmond, and Detroit led rent increases, while Austin and Raleigh saw year-over-year declines due to high supply.

I've heard horror stories that it's usually impossible due to the "burden placed on the municipality" but could really never understand what that burden was... most people living in those units wouldn't be using the school systems so aside from maybe an increased volume in emergency medical situations I can not understand that statement? 

Unfortunately, this achievement did not result in the substantial increase in inquiries that I had anticipated.

As rental rates increase, cash flow becomes strongly positive.  

Rent rates have increased so quickly over the last few years.

There are always ways to increase the value of most homes, but that is also a crap shoot.

Despite higher interest rate environment, there's reasonable probability inflation will still continue - thus increase hard asset valuation.

I was chatting with some of my lending buddies at big banks and they are all backing away from the CRE space including office because operating costs are increasing more quickly than rents.

It's not necessarily that the value of your house is increasing.