You will pretty quickly see the patterns develop.

We are in the DFW area now but buying property in the hill country to build a home in the next few years (near Marble Falls). 

See if/when that meter moves to see if there is anything you can learn from that.  70,000 gallons as you said that meter has to be moving daily or every other day and maybe there is a pattern that will help you figure it out?

I'm not sure if they are loosing there marbles and if I should step in and offer a difference of opinion or offer reassurance.

Cultured marble.

If currency goes to heck - and the new currency is marbles - I feel someone, will pay me marbles to live in my dwelling.  

At this point I am trying to do the "Who, not How" approach, but I admit to mixed results (it is hard to break the pattern of doing everything you have the skills to do). 

It also affected vacation patterns, with people choosing states like Texas with less restrictions.

I'd be happy with a second cat, charge another $25 bucks and have tenants forever.We have been pet friendly for over ten years, I think our pet rents alone are well over $1,000 a month and I do not see a pattern of negative impact on properties - some isolated issues yes and normally they are very willing to pay for it, but kids are way worse than pets.

And as long as I can get a decent cash on cash ROI then I'm in a good holding pattern until the market turns and I can once again buy high caps and compress them myself.But that's just me.