Second, do I need to get them basic cooking items?

Louis, MO12.2%Baltimore, MD12.0%Kansas City, MO11.9%Worcester, MA11.9%Charlotte, NC11.6%Washington, D.C.11.4%Philadelphia, PA10.9%Richmond, VA10.8%Seattle, WA10.5%Providence, RI10.5%Fayetteville, NC10.1%Greensboro, NC10.0%San Jose, CA9.7%Boston, MA9.6%Colorado Springs, CO9.0%Oakland, CA8.9%Milwaukee, WI8.9%Minneapolis, MN8.8%New Brunswick, NJ8.8%Frederick, MD8.3%Portland, ME8.0%Raleigh, NC7.0%New York, NY6.8%Buffalo, NY6.7%Allentown, PA6.4%Montgomery County, PA6.0%Nassau County, NY5.5%San Francisco, CA5.5%Omaha, NE5.3%Rochester, NY4.6%Newark, NJ2.6% Dude , January 2023 target CPI Inflation is projected to be 2-3%.By that time everyone is cursing why I don't buy in July 2022 lol :)Oil price is already crashing beyond $95, metal price crashing ........there're possibility of layoffs in homebuilder industry. ....it's time to buy now if you understand the market.

People who are aware of the ravages of inflation are moving their money into assets (properties, land, oil, gold, live stock) and out of Bonds, Stocks and cash.

Some people do fine buying commodities like oil or natural gas ownership, not "funds" but actual shares.For instance, more Gold Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) exist than physical gold exists.

Trash being taken out prevents it from stinking up the property too much before cleaners arrive (haven’t figured out yet why most people choose to cook bacon for breakfast on the same morning they check out). 

Both of our governments have been doing unprecedented things with money supply, interest rates, and cooking the inflation books.

I originally bought 30k in oil stock when it crashed in late March 2020.

Sometimes we need to get creative with oil & gas investments, land conservation easements, or bonus depreciation.

It is not for the best of the county when 2 companies manufacture 90%+ of water heaters, when 2/3 control oil/gas, when a handful control this that or the other.

Like it or not, the politics of oil is driving the train for real estate costs.