That’s a great observation!

@Don KonipolI actually laughed out loud at your comment about the seller being 'compensated' $100 when a buyer exercises their option to withdraw—it’s such a painfully accurate observation.

My opinion/observation is they are running their company correctly to keep their business around.

It’s wise to attend a few meetups just to listen and observe.

Just my observations.

In our observations it's because most tenants live in the moment and do NOT prepare for the future.

However, my perspective is more cautious, driven not just by statistical analysis but by firsthand observations in the field and insights from investors and developers across the country.

This is an astute observation that distinguishes between "mom and pop" landlords and large operations I can see how economies of scale can help, for example if you have 100 units and two have economic vacancy, it's not the catastrophe of owning a 2 unit and one half goes economically vacant.Nonetheless, is there a reason that small scale operations can't buy at a deep discount while large operations can?

Have you been in these neighborhoods during the morning, afternoon and evening to observe the residents tendencies?

I didn’t mention a number until the agent asked for it.I see where you’re coming from about giving it time to sink in and observing what’s happening in the market for them.