In either case, what downzoning does is lead to a gradual decline in population density, as 2-flats and 3-flats are replaced by single-family houses (either through demolition or deconversion) in higher-income areas. 

Keep reading here it will gradually become more clear.

If you struggle with early mornings, start by gradually moving up your wake-up time.

@Scott MorongellHi Scott, We were hoping to start off wholesaling and gradually get into flipping and venture off from there.

Park their money and when people move out or die (some are lifers) they can gradually get market rate. 

While there are interest-only loans, it's far more common to have a mortgage that amortizes over time, which essentially means that you pay interest plus an additional amount towards the principal so that you gradually pay down the loan over a period of time (i.e. 15 or 30 years).   

It seems a bit overwhelming getting started, but things are slowly but surely starting to make more sense and my plans are gradually becoming clearer and more well defined.

Basically, i'm looking for someone/some company to project manage a gradual 'fixing up' of the most pressing maintenance issues over a period of approximately two years, total budget for all work is around $5000 per year (ideally, as this would allow me to just about break-even)Any suggestions, recommendations, advice on how best to go about finding such a person/company to take this on for me (or same for any other adviseable strategy) would be most appreciated.ThanksNick

Deploy it gradually, understanding that this is probably a new experiment to you and a lot of your initial efforts may come with lessons learned.

Gradually we aren’t at all.