[xenihn]

From what I've seen of SF rentals and landlords, that's potentially the most money he had spent on maintenance & renovations in a decade, while collecting some of the most profitable rent in the country.

[closeparen]

With a price to rent ratio of 53, San Francisco has the least profitable rent in the country.

https://smartasset.com/mortgage/price-to-rent-ratio-50-large...

[xenihn]

Yes, if you bought today. What's the point of your post?

[closeparen]

It makes intuitive sense for San Francisco to be "the most profitable rent in the country" as you claimed, but the surprising and counterintuitive truth is that it's the opposite.

[xenihn]

Are you claiming that landlords who purchased property in SF 15+ years ago aren't making extremely high profits off rent?

[klipt]

The point is they could make even more by selling and using the money to buy in places with higher rent/buy ratio.

They've made more money from appreciation than from rising rents.

[xenihn]

Can you please link me a list of cities with a better buy:rent ratio when comparing 2008-2011 SF to 2021 SF? Assuming you were to buy and rent now, since that's the conversation we're having. I have some friends who would be really interested. I just tried to find some on my own, and I could not.