If the pricing power doesn't seem to be there for MTR's to merit the risk (furnishings, utilities, & broader vacancies), what time frame and adjustments do you give, before simply going to LTR?

HELOC, both have their merits but will depend on your goals, property type and city. 

There is great merit to taking appropriate care of your properties and being a great landlord.

If he has flipped a thousand homes, and 2 percent went bad, then maybe there is some merit to his company.  

A previous post suggesting notice that rent will be going to fair market in predictable increments has a lot of merits, since it gives the tenants time to find a new situation, but motivation to move if they need to.

I'm not afraid of these kinds of situatios, per se, however I want to make darn certain that there's merit and that I alone control the distribution of benefits to all parties.

You achieved success on your own merit, but the hard part for people to to understand is those who don't succeed, failed on their own shortcomings.

The goal is to weed out stagnant or "lazy" equity.Pro Tip: While the principle of "buy and never sell" has its merits, adopting a "buy, then regularly review your ROE" approach can lead to superior returns and better preservation of capital.Among many metrics used by investors to evaluate the quality of their assets, a few stand out:Cash on Cash (COC)Return on Investment (ROI)Return on Equity (ROE)Wise investors will often recalibrate their strategies if their ROE begins to decline.

Nothing wrong with that, but your flip doesn't have financial merits to stand on its own based on today's ARV of the home.  

Consumers are smart and I guarantee they look down on organizations that have to cut another down, that they cannot stand on their own merit and earn their own business honestly.