It was similar during COVID and the eviction moratorium.The process I followed is simple and virtually eliminates guessing and luck and has three steps:Identify a tenant segment with a high concentration of reliable people.

If the numbers support one segment over the other then concentrate on the segment that meets your goals. 

I normally find properties close to the 1% once stabalized.More or less, I recommend targeting tertiary markets that are 45 min to an hour outside of Boston with a large concentration of multifamily. 

We haven't been in a short sale environment in at least five years, and probably more, on any level outside of some small blighted neighborhood or over speculated concentrated area. if you can earn a living on short sales in this environment, good for you.

I would rather have Remax manage my property and concentrate my energy on finding my next deal.

Concentrate on knowing local market dynamics, financial planning, legal and tax implications, and long-term objectives.

We concentrate on the subject property and the subject property only  I mean you start still listing documents - sure, vacant means no lease but plenty of DSCR Loans require leases / STR history. 

@Amby Bhagtani you should concentrate on getting your job done, especially if its a flip. 

Let me know (1) what you think of this wealth building technique (2) wealth building techniques you used or would like to use and (3) my proposition that investors should concentrate on wealth rather than cash

we are preparing a map of the zip codes, similar to the one in Memphis, TN (murder capital of the US) to allow us to concentrate in areas that are conducive to invest.