Her response to this news was "I'm not dying in this apartment!".

Same with pets.Good news - people with pets make longer term Tenants.

Maybe a nice human interest news article about how loan agents are using government programs to corner borrowers into spending their money and then disclosing the details of the deal when you are in too far to get out.

That's good news.

@Ali Boone They care because they live in markets that are being overrun by OOSI, and it's causing huge problems. http://www.vindy.com/news/2016/sep/25/out-state-ho...http://www.vindy.com/news/2016/sep/26/enforcement-...Their houses have higher long-term vacancy rates, are more likely to fall into disrepair and become eyesores, attract criminal activity, and deplete the community of desperately needed tax revenue.

My local newspaper is near worthless for news but a great source for foreclosure listings and auctions. 

Great news on the horizon for house hackers. 

The good news is he is now working front desk/security for that same hotel.

Since this is being brought up in the news, I have to wonder how runaway AKA hyperinflation might influence real estate investing?

That's the bad news, but I suppose the good news is that doesn't matter, really, because these are always highly-customized for the sponsor and the deal and anything that you get from someone else is probably a lot less useful to you than the answers I gave above