We are beating the crap out of the economy and trying to shrink to greatness.

What we are going to see most likely is that the marketplace is going to shrink - a lot of real estate agents will go hungry, especially the new ones who have never seen a tough market.

With the Fed raising interest rates, mortgage payments will be more expensive and the home buyer demographic will shrink. 

The fed plans to continue to mash the interest rate button and shrink the economy big time. 

That means agent income is shrinking as a whole.

We are at 0.01% and shrinking...

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.