I'm including myself because I have had your REIpro for almost a year now and I am still in the process of selling off some of my deadbeat low end properties, I own, that are consuming way more of my time than they are worth, just so I have more time to use and learn about REIpro and other investment opportunities.I see the value of your REIpro program and actually use it more for training my team members that help me search for properties. 

There are fewer HUD properties because fewer properties are going to foreclosure. 

Consequently, there are fewer commissions available for real estate agents.Secondly, there's the looming lawsuit against the National Association of Realtors (NAR), which threatens to squeeze the commissions that end up in the hands of buyer's agents.

Price optimized comps usually have occupancy around 70+% depending on the market.Projecting revenue is a bit mindbending, especially after 2020/21 when consumer behavior was very abnormal, but don’t let that scare you away from making a great investment - underwrite conservatively and you should do great!

Lots of headwinds facing real estate, like the following: Inflation Consumer Debt Lack of consumer liquidity-- renters don’t have first and last month’s rent, let alone a down payment to buyOwners interest-rate lockedOversupply of class A multifamilyStagnation of rent growth on assets aggressively underwritten at acquisition Maturation of term debt combined with stagnant rent growth against a backdrop of rising debt rates =investors unable to meet basic debt coverage service ratios on refinance Market normalization forcing operators and investors to rely on market fundamentals (recently) forsaken, while prioritizing expediency of deploying capitalInstitutional and local investors are both frozen by volatility and cost of capital and debtAll that being said, we feel good about B and C class assets we focus on and the markets we are in. let's connect soon 

Boosting consumer spending is literally rowing in the opposite direction.

In this kind of setup you don't normally provide other than starter supplies for consumables.

I would rather own fewer solid properties than 50 or 100 cheaper properties.I hear a lot about California being a terrible place to invest with landlord tenant laws.

However, my personal opinion, is that its unethical to mark them up beyond what the consumer would pay normally. 

I'd definitely pay off consumer debt first since you're that close.