@Victor S.Yes this is another great point.How the Fed measured inflation is a topic of great debate since anecdotally, many have commented on increasing prices that are very palpable but the fed continues to rely to metrics like Core CPI that don’t seem to reflect this.The disconnect is interesting but I think Jay Powell is very attuned to this and he’s spoken multiple times about how inflation and productivity can be measured in the internet era.But fundamentally I think when the majority of jobs have become non-union, workers have very little negotiating power and so a primary driver of inflation like wage growth may remain stagnant for a long time.

There is a chance that everyone working from home becomes more permanent and further reduces that metric (not to mention having fewer employees overall if layoffs/furloughs become permanent).I expect small retail will have some immediate challenges, as many of these smaller tenants simply don't have the necessary balance sheet to survive an extended quarantine scenario.

Originally posted by @Anthony Fontana:@Kaitlyn Nesbitt positive in-migration from the largest renter profiles (millennials and baby boomers), positive population growth at the City, submarket, and tract level, minimal crime, above average job growth, greater than 35k median income at the city, submarket, and tract level.Would love to chat about where I find this info, we're constantly evaluating cities, submarkets, and neighborhoods around the southeast to make investments.You bring up some really great metrics to look at.

That’s the only metric in politics these days.

I’d definitely be interested in your specific metrics on scoring property Mgmt for your rentals

Job growth will be a hard metric to consider now due to the current economic circumstance but figure I can capture data before the health crisis.

Commercial for example traditionally has always trailed the single family housing market, which typically trails some of the metrics referenced in the OP such as unemployment etc. 

Here's another example that would be skipped by cash-flow only metric chasers: BRR equity capture was $55k. 

They have free detailed metrics of the South Bay/LB/San Pedro/Inglewood that their company has been collecting and aggregating for years (decades?). 

@Nick TroutmanIf they plan on managing your property, suggest adding metrics in the property management agreement that hold them accountable and see how they react.