cowboy – I know some asking rent prices are up, but what are actual rent contracts? I noticed the same listings for many weeks, even over 100 days, because the owner was asking too much. I see a lot of high rental ads, but they are still listed, those same ones. Presumably they are trying to cover their mortgage and/or equity line, but then the place just sits vacant. In Poway and Rancho Bernardo, houses go for about $1/sq ft., and I negotiated on several places and was able to bring down the price on three of them.