I might be done with mortgages at that point as the cost of money significantly increases and durations shrink for commercial loans, but I have about 5 years until I get to that point.Jim.

Though it has been politicized, the affordability of housing in Austin is also a very real market force that will eventually reign in housing prices in the area.As prices rise and rise, the pool of potential buyers for those properties shrinks.

However, if your rental is C class or lower, that may really shrink down your applicant pool, so it's up to you.

If you use 75% of maximum rents to cover commissions/property management and vacancies - your cash flow shrinks to $250/month. 

A recent state budget outlook released projected a more than $2 billion budget gap, in large part due to a new voter-approved initiative to shrink class sizes.

"[69] The report said that Detroit will finish its current budget year with a $162 million cash-flow shortfall[67][68] and that the projected budget deficit is expected to reach $386 million in less than two months.[67] The report said that costs for retiree benefits are eating up a third of Detroit’s budget and that public services are suffering as Detroit's revenues and population shrink each year.[68] The report wasn't intended to offer a complete blueprint for Orr's plans for fixing the crisis; more details about those plans are expected to emerge within a few months.[68]After several months of negotiations, Orr was ultimately unable to come to a deal with Detroit's creditors, unions, and pension boards[1] and therefore filed for Chapter 9bankruptcy protection in the Eastern District of Michigan U.S.

It is  caused  by the HVAC duct contacting when it cools so it is after the furnace in the upper unit has run for a while and then cools it knocks as is shrinks. look at upper unit where the vents are located and correlate them to the location in the lower unit.the ducts are not secured properly in the wall.

Hyde Park and other areas nearby are shrinking in terms of opportunities. 

When the half of this country who works for a living shrinks to one-third and gets hit with a 30% payroll tax to pay for the bills of the elderly, people are going to get frugal about housing in a real hurry.

Also think about the post-war effect on JBLM - shrinking size of military presence.