although i can say of 3 plus decades of owning some form of investment or rental property i have never had a tenant sue me for anything other than a deposit squabble.litigation in real estate tends to be in partnership break ups or other things when you buy and sell.. but if your worried about slip fall or someone getting killed or maimed on your property and suing you then insurance is by far the best protection.  

However over the next decade property will still need exterior paint, replaced concrete drives/walks, asbestos tile removal, repaired retaining walls, etc. of about $50--60k that's not in the report.

I get it, we had a decade+ where that's all a person needed for economic language.

@Carlos PtriawanNot sure your highest cd rates are correct: the below from Nerdwallet.comCD rates: 1980s to 2000sThe highest CD rates in modern history are decades behind us — around the start of the 1980s.

.🌟 Ken McElroy has been my mentor for half a decade without even knowing it.📖 His book "The ABCs of Real Estate Investing" is proudly displayed in the living room of my Condo Househack, welcoming guests to join the same real estate journey.💬 When I asked him, "If you were to go back in time and speak to your 24 year old self on how to succeed in real estate, what advice would you give him?"

. 😬 Long story short, I decided to sell after a decade of being a landlord.

Looks nice.Started the RE journey close to 3 decades ago and I did raise private money with friends and family. 

I have had hundreds contact me over the decades pitching properties at crazy prices.

Some of the most relevant general timeframes are:Until the mid 1950's +/- a decade depending on location - things were built on "traditional foundations" i.e. pier and beam.Until the 1940s - knob and tube wiring was used for the electrical wiring in homes.Until the late 1970s - Lead Based Paints AND Asbestos were used in various materials. 

It may seem counterintuitive because some think of Detroit from a decade or two ago however we are a City on the move.