[tomjakubowski]

If the market can bear it, those increased costs typically get passed down to renters too. Landlords are usually averse to covering expenses that don't go towards equity. If they can get away with it, they want to charge rent greater than mortgage interest + insurance + maintenance + taxes.

[bombcar]

Basically, if you can rent in a place that landlords start suffering, you’re going to do well.

And if you buy in a place where renters start suffering, you’ll do well.

Every decision is easy when you have the future data now, which you never have.