"Yes I know it isn't impossible" 1.5% does seem attainable fairly regularly.My question for all of the landlords out there is which of the above 2 scenarios would you prefer. 2% and possibly volatile or less than 2% with "hopefully" less volatility.Also any native to Nashville that may know more than me please feel free to chime in.

I'm trying to poke holes in the investment and the biggest cons are basically rising interest rates and market volatility.

Also, condo price usually doesn't volatile as much as SF.

The guys wife seems to be more emotionally stable, because he keep emailing me accusation after accusation saying I'm volatile, have a bad attitude and am defensive, etc. 

They understand and lend to volatile income folks from what I understand. 

These tenants can be quite volatile, so if we list our home address, which is close to the property, have have retribution concerns.

It's been one of the least volatile markets in the US for quite some time now (it performed "great" relative to most other US markets in 2008).

Certainly price is more volatile than rents, so a pecuniary premium has to be considered for that as well. 

These properties should trade at high cap rates (10%+) due to the volatility and risk.

I personally prefer the OK market because they are smaller and seem to be less volatile in comparison to places like AZ, NV, and CA.