Its very spotty on whether or not the test comes back positive or negative - two neighbors can have completely different radon levels depending on the soil composition and such things as how well insulated (tightly sealed) the home is. 

Given the rate of rise, a 15% step-down (YES, "step-down" is a FAR more accurate label then "crash") would be a GOOD thing, healthy, it would signal some normalcy, and be the next chapter which will inevitably be followed by next step's up.

I've been listening to some folks that make a compelling case that the US is uniquely equipped to emerge healthy from the next few years.

I believe 3% to be a healthy and sustainable rate of increase.

Scary stuff.For your existing tenant, I would increase rent a healthy amount during the next renewal.One other bit of advice, I would hide your last name on BP so a perspective tenant doesn't see you discussing this.When I was a new landlord, I thought vacancy was the worst thing that could happen.

Seller refuses a soil test to be done.

I also have two little kids (5 and 2) and would love to have more flexibility when it comes to them -- volunteering in their classrooms, taking them to the doctor, staying home with them when they're sick.And here's a weird little tidbit: The doctor who treats me for anxiety thinks leaving teaching and becoming a full-time REI would be great for me and my mental health. I

High real estate taxes, 21-day non-judicial foreclosures, nearly non-existent appreciation, unstable soils that destroy foundations, not to mention the ongoing severe drought. 

Of course, it should be noted that I’m not implying that it is healthy to remove every luxury from our lives, rather I just think it can be very eye opening when even a normal, middle class family closely examines what they spend each year on luxuries in comparison to the capital required for a real estate deal and for the vast majority of middle class families, their vehicles make up a significant chunk of excessive luxury that can be down sized – unfortunately, we often exaggerate those luxuries as necessities.

When applying for loans, the lenders like to see a healthy balance and it helps me get approved just because I have it.