I certainly don't bring up FIRE because I promote all of the ideas... but I do think there are a few components of the mentality that could also do some good to those of us more inclined to REI (goalsetting and exit strategies among them).Thanks again for the dialogue! 

I'd be inclined to put them in the "acquisition cost" column, as in "how much does it cost to acquire a rentable-to-my-standards property" (answer is purchase cost + repair cost).

And buying power will change.rates go down inventory for sure will go up.. those that have been squatting on the current mortgages will now be more inclined to go ahead and sell .. and take on a new mortgage,, I know personally my wife wanted to move but I was not going to retire a 3 % mortgage and take on a 7%.

If you have an AA coming out of high school you are obviously bright and academically inclined.

I'm on my own path, and the further I go down it, the less inclined I am to want to go visit Fantasy Island.

If you know a lot about cars and have the time, it makes sense to work on your own car but if you're not mechanically inclined and have little time, that's when you pay a mechanic. 

Check it out if you feel inclined and reach out if you want additional information - happy to help in whatever capacity needed. 

So while population patterns matter, it's the underlying WHY to those population results that matter by far most, population #'s are more just a result of those why's, and it's those why's that will say if it's an inclining potential, declining, or lateral.

If you were crooked enough and so inclined, or a dumb investor who stripped the equity and spent it on losing propositions. 

Some sellers are not inclined nor do they have the resources to repair their property.