Purchased as a index against inflation + potential for a air bnb long term.

I haven't started the road officially yet, working on getting finances straight and hoping to Capitalize on the pullback in real estate with inflation, with the plan to purchase around April to have any renovations done and open for potential June move ins coinciding with the change of internships and fellowships around the hospital. 

With the recent Fed increases though, it might be worth waiting and seeing a bit if rates come down early next year (we should know by whether they can move the dial much on inflation by the end of the year).

Finally, for 2023 they set the rent increase to below inflation (2.5%, should've been 5.3%). 

It seems that these places are counting on RE appreciation plus revenue increases that sometimes come from inflation? 

Income-producing RE is a hedge against inflation. 

As early as yesterday, folks were on here saying that prices can’t drop because there’s no supply, people don’t need to sell, inflation will keep prices higher.

Tip: The Inflation Reduction Act provides rebates of $2,000 to $8,000 per unit for energy efficiency upgrades starting in 2023.

The worse inflation gets, the higher the rate goes, hence why they are paying 9.62% currently. 

No, they don't accrue like those two tools do, but they are about as safe and inflation-free as you can get, and their proceeds would be completely tax-free for higher ed.