Keep in mind that the 2% rule serves as a quick and dirty way to stay out of trouble if you don't have confidence in your taxes, expenses, etc.

Largest increase in 26 years.

What if you are the seller and the buyer goes and spooks the tenants, for example talking about increasing rent or switching utilities to the tenants.

Increasingly complex jobs will become automated.

I plan on holding on to them, however I am concerned that any downward movement in the RE market would limit people's ability to sell and thereby increasing the amount of available rental properties.

Long as I feel confident of educational content where as I may shadow it to sellers in an easy understandable format.

Yes, I understand that taking on debt may increase your Cash on Cash Return.

Obviously rates can't stay at 3% forever, so if you didn't know increases were coming then I don't know what to tell you.

A 40-50% fee increase doesn't feel right.

Are you expecting to increase the value due to fix up?