Losing money due to inflation this year but I will never forget when I was a younger person and all the more senior employees I was around were panicking in because their stocks tanked...

Also, getting technical, but if this is a long term play, and inflation starts rising you want to be borrowing more of the banks money than infusing your own money.  

The nice thing about rental income is that it is inflation adjusted.

So you can set aside the "present value" of the future tax and keep the rest for yourself.Additionally, the future tax rates could change, but inflation alone should outweigh any tax implication.

Keep in mind the rate of inflation as well, the money you spend today will most likely be stronger then the money you spend tomorrow.  

Our reserves sit in money market accounts, meaning we're losing money to inflation each year.

. $180/ month is sufficient for this type of house.The house was not that big.Over years, if rent increases based on inflation rate, that will easily cover the capex.

I first thought I might be able to use median new home prices for the area then adjust it for property taxes and inflation so that when I compare year over year it might be apples to apples.

Hello BPI wanted to share a success story in finding a great deal in an inflated market.  

We often refer to this as "adding value"(Incidentally, within the category of "market appreciation" it's easy to confuse 'appreciation' with 'inflation.'