The hypothetical rental I was considering at the time was a three-bedroom, two full bathroom home with 1,600 square feet of living space on a 0.16-acre sized lot in an average neighborhood. The median price for a detached single-family home in February of 2021 was $440,000. Rent rates were estimated at $1.25 per square foot, which put our generic home at $2,000 per month.

Read More