I would be telling you how many registered offers there were, and what percentile your offer falls into with chances of winning. 

I agree with your interpretation of the pricing trends, and I think with interest rates going down there's some chance of an upswing in the next year or so.

“Guaranteed rent” is what made me convinced and they are “more likely to be cautious” because if they break the clause on the lease agreement, they might get evicted and the chances of them losing their voucher becomes high.

I don't know how we fix crime and schools without getting the Goobermint involved, which rarely works....Unless we gave tax breaks and incentives to builders and investors like us that would encourage us to take bigger chances and go develop some of these down-and-out areas......it's worked before.... 

There's a very good chance the issue(s) you face have already been discussed and answered.Ask questions in the appropriate forum.

I know most PMs already have go-to contractors for most things but I also know from experience that good contractors tend to get busy or scale to a point where quality suffers.For the professional property managers of the world, how often do you get solicited by new vendors and what can a new one do to convince you to give them a chance?

The difference between the 2 is a liability costs you money each month vs an asset makes you money each month.2nd Point, As a realtory, you goal should be to be a listing agent, I don't think you have a had the chance to host an open house and try to attract clients as a realtor, you should at least try it a couple times, but at the end of the day hosting an open house to find clients is not the tool it used to be. 

Chances are they know the area and are at least decent if they continue to get work in the area.

. :-) Any chance you have a link or two to the report? 

The Act, signed into law in October 2023, is more about empowering renters by giving them a chance to buy their rental properties when the landlord decides to sell.