My focus is shifting from cash flow to equity management as well as our portfolio mix.

I don't doubt that guys like me and you will succeed over a long enough time frame due to drive, ability to go do it, and determination, but the timeline shifts drastically due to the momentum killing L's we took early in our career.This is why it's hard to compare yourselves to the real estate winners of the past decade. 

This shifts the conversation from opinion to facts, which is harder to dispute.Keep Emotions Out of ItNegotiations can get tense, but staying calm and professional gives you the upper hand.

Areas that saw population bumps during the pandemic could see milder but significant demographic shifts, as will almost any area where effected residents have family, relatives or property available for immediate longterm occupancy.

The reason I shifted out of Atlanta to begin with was because the properties are now moving above 200k and the numbers are beginning not to work. 

We typically alter our strategy seasonally, as demand shifts with the seasons.

This shift will increase the pressure for transportation to and from job centers.

@Alecia Loveless you mention shifts, are you in healthcare? 

We threw in the towel on it this year and thats after shifting to $125 trip charge and $90 an hour each hour after that. 

If not, are you able to cash flow if you shifted to an STR or MTR strategy in your market?