@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.

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?). 

We compare ourselves to one another and clamor for more (more in quantify, quality, respect, time, or whatever the metric is that we push for more of) and can easily view the striving as the problem. 

@Russell Brazil, I feel like an idiot, but I don't remember hearing that metric you used there:  prices at 4.5X income. 

Seems to me the only metric that really matters when it comes to "good" or "bad" is a profit or a loss.

@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.

Affordable markets tend to attract a steady stream of renters and buyers, reducing the risk of prolonged vacancies and ensuring a stable cash flow.Rent to Value Ratio:The rent to value (RTV) ratio is a critical metric that helps us evaluate the income potential of an investment property.

Completely anecdotal, I believe the single heaviest weighted metric you have to make your offer stand out is the offer price when buying on MLS.

I have a question regarding the price to rent ratio metric.