Just get er done...and relax.PS-If you need their name, tell them you are giving them a decrease in rent and you need to see their ID to write the amended lease.  

https://www.har.com/content/newsroom/Houston Real Estate Highlights in February, 2023:-Single-family home sales fell 23.0 percent year-over-year, as the market continues its recovery from economic headwinds;-Compared to pre-pandemic 2019, single-family home sales were up 7.2 percent;-All housing segments experienced negative sales; -Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes rose from 42 to 63 days;-Total property sales fell 25.3 percent with 6,981 units sold;-Total dollar volume dropped 27.3 percent to $2.5 billion;-The single-family average price fell 2.4 percent to $385,103; -The single-family median price dropped 1.6 percent to $320,000;-Both pricing decreases were the first since the spring of 2020;-Single-family home months of inventory registered a 2.6-months supply, up from 1.2 months a year earlier;-Townhome/condominium sales experienced their ninth straight monthly decline, falling 32.4 percent, with the average price down 7.8 percent to $244,595 and the median price down 3.8 percent to $216,510;-Compared to pre-pandemic 2019, townhome and condominium sales were up 4.5 percent.

The problem is that for real estate to decrease in value, the human population would have to be cut in half (exaggeration to make a point). 

I've also called Cal Edison and learned that 800 kWh should be the average use for my household and 1200 kWh being on the high end.I've installed a smart thermostat and it decreased my electric usage in half.

What if the house decreases in value?

What worries me, is that the population in such cities seems to be decreasing, or constantly fluctuating.

Unless rents keep pace with inflation, you will not have the additional dollars you need, and your only option will be to continually decrease your standard of living.Metro population greater than 1 million.

The negotiations with the sellers further decreased the capital needed to close, bringing down the common denominator in the ROI formula.

These types of events can deter buyers that may be less serious, and can decrease the potential competition if you are a more serious buyer and willing to be out and about when others may stay inside!

Being drastically too focused in one or two of these areas will decrease the quality of the others significantly…If you go all in on business all the time and don’t pay much attention to your spouse and/or children, you may be very successful, but at the cost of those indescribably valuable relationships that mean the most above all….If you go all in on on fun and family and friends, your business will never grow and your fitness will decline….This is an incredibly powerful framework that I have really enjoyed to implement into my life, into my vision, and weekly planning.