Growing up we both came from families with generational poverty and are breaking these generational trends.  

I am in the max savings camp with @Chris S.It sounds like you are a bit more optimistic than I am on the overall economic trends in AK.   

There are a lot of markets that cash flow well, however, I recommend focusing not only on short term cash flow but the longer term economic and demographic trends of a market.

That is interesting, as I pay attention to HELOCs on investment properties, and I will be watching to see if this is a blip or becomes a trend.

@Jay Hinrichs Yes rate did go up today and trend is higher from last week. 

What's unclear is if that trend will continue.2) Assuming no limits on buying power, which would be the preferred property types to buy?

California (SF/LA/SD) may or may not, due to an array of systemic problems (taxes, homelessness), but also a huge amount of high-paying jobs and top universities.Texas/ Florida both seem to have potential, but it's unclear if the move there is something with staying power or just a short-term trend. 

Anyone else seeing trends like this?  

The one that really matter and really the only thing that matters for MF:1. today's price per unit vs rent2. cap rate and the trend of cap rate.I don't even bother to take a look at crime stats anymore as it's meaningless.

But for anyone waiting for the typical spring surge in inventory, these reasons for optimism may not materialize in time.In normal years, inventory hits its annual low point around now in February and then starts to trend up.https://www.nytimes.com/2021/0...