[ummonk]

>(because on the contrary, if you could buy bonds yielding 5% why would you hold rental properties that yield less before maintenance?)

Because you're able to get a mortgage for lower interest than that?

[helen___keller]

Not if federal bonds are yielding 5% you're not

[ummonk]

Sorry, I see what you mean. Yes, price to rent ratios tend to be inversely proportional to bond yields.