For the folks north of 30% DTI, buyer expectation shifts are not meaningful because real qualifications just aren't there.The best case scenario folks-- dual income, no kids, no debt, have minimum 10% downpayment, sharing a 1br apartment under $2k in a average COL place looking for a $450-550k house is literally the only type of folk that is waiting for this "expectation" shift.

december has one unit fully booked, 2 units half booked, and one unit that is virtually the same as one of the half booked units that has literally 0 nights booked (why?

I am considering other options to see if there are ways I can hire someone to just do showing only and mamage my own rent collection through Zillow app, I also have my own contactors to do maintenance but have been paying monthly fee to my property manager who has done literally nothing, they also never answered my calls.It definitely sounds like you need to reevaluate your relationship with your property manager.

It was a sacrifice that paid off because him and his wife are The Millionaire Next Door (literally). 

I have (literally) been traveling to Portugal since I was born.

Unlike a kitchen or bathroom renovation your literally building a second house on the property and your dealing with everything from grading, soils, foundation, electrical, plumbing, framing etc.

I’m literally under contract to do this in the next 30 days in Scottsdale.

(I literally made my money back for the training on subsequent real estate deals.)  

If you could pay retail and make a good return, then literally anyone can do it.What you need to do is identify your area.

At this point, we were literally scared and feared that if ABC Baltimore refused to buy back the house and then we would have to go through a long and expensive legal process.