A little heads up from our local realtor association “The City Council on June 3 postponed a public hearing and vote on the SAFE Housing Tenant Protections, which would mandate several measures meant to protect tenants from unfair rental practices.The online public hearing is now set for 10am on Wednesday, June 24.

What I meant to ask is "Does anyone know approximately how much those services will run me in that market?" 

If we elected not to rent, the money would be invested in Vanguard index funds and held "forever." 

You could also elect to take depreciation.

@Nathan Doherty I meant it hasn’t had any big ups or downs in the home values

I guess by "appreciation" I meant equity earnings, including both appreciation and mortgage payoff.

The stimulus and unemployment checks are still flowing.Once that drys up, and the Fed slows down buying junk corporate debt, the pain will hit.Look for it starting October.Or it might not happen until after the election, so Feb/March 2021.Meanwhile, we are putting a rental on the market this week.

But I love talking about where the market is headed and I love guessing...so here's my guess: given that it's an election year and the impact of COVID on the economy has been severe (with national unemployment at 13%) I think the government will continue to throw money at the problem which will prop things up temporarily.

I suspect COVID will rear it's ugly head all summer and possibly hit hard again in the fall, just in time for elections. 

I meant cash on cash return %.