Focus on price versus competition and your weekly and monthly discounts.

I would also focus on landlord friendly states if you are planning to rent.

On the RE side - I own/developed 2,000 residential units across the United States focusing on opportunistic residential acquisitions and development, including student housing conversions and luxury multifamily development.On the startup side - it is a third-party guarantor platform that expands your renter pool, increases rents and occupancy, and ultimately boosts your NOI while broadening affordable housing options for renters.

Many property managers tend to focus on physical occupancy rates, but what truly matters is the economic occupancy rates—the actual rent collected.

Each year we've gotten better, and 2024 was a great for us with our main focus being the client experience. 

One thing that stands out is that they all have specialized and focus on a niche. 

@William Bohan,I like your thinking of focusing on the actions that create more value.

I would focus on serving the draft team so well, that they keep you.

I sat out the boom bust since 2008 and focused on returning to full health after a spine injury.

@Jason MalabuteWe recorded a podcast with Ivan about six months ago, and although he may have used bridge financing in a couple deals, the way he's scaled his company and the fact that he is vertically integrated gives me the feeling that thesis going to be in this business for the long term, and focuses heavily on operations.Here's a link to his show --> https://jakeandgino.com/real-estate-wisdom-lessons-from-ivan...Gino