Several management companies didn't adapt to the changing market and definitely struggled (causing their owners in turn) due to their lack of foresight.

Work with your tax pro to adapt and change over when it makes sense. 

The more flexible you are, the easier it is to adapt.

But neither of those things are adaptations, it’s always been true for me, so that doesn’t answer your question.But I have made changes over the last few years. 

It is far easier to simply be patient, adapt a frugal life style, take a second job and save the money you need to start.  

Tape measure, phone for pictures, voltage pen, Phillips and regular  bit adapters with drill, flashlight, clipboard with multiple pieces of gridded paper, and a pen,

But the justification and traffic is there.I am not going to the Sahara desert trying to sell people a cup of sand.You go where the hungry people are to sell them fried chicken.So if you claim youtube is the best I am eager to learn and adapt to using YouTube IF you convince me why how by how much it indeed is better..How much do you spend vs how many leads you get vs how many contracts you close.GO...

@Brian J Allen With Cap rates shrinking and as you noted, no inspection offers now becoming more common, how would you suggest an investor adapts to that?

Have you been able to get higher rents to offset the additional costs for adaptations?

I will present my new agreement and allow two months to see how they adapt.