@CameronTope thank you for your insight, I understand the road to success is a slippery slope, but I'm confident in my ability to adapt, learn  and overcome.

Always have to adapt to the changing environment. 

It costs money and would need to be adapted.

Hopefully this isn't an oversimplification, not withstanding the caveats you mentioned, but because my current house was already paid for by me (only a few years of renters helping to pay the mortgage), it would make more sense to purchase a new property as an investment, where the tenants are essentially paying for the equity in the home....I see what you mean now for CoC not being the best metric...do you know where i can find a spreadsheet (a starting point) that I can adapt for my market to help me with the analysis.

I'm sure it will change again, and that's not a bad thing considering the economy, demographics, needs and desires of our population are constantly evolving as well and we need to always adapt to the shifting landscape.

We've definitely seen a shift in the market over the winter, and with it all of us have been adapting and tweaking marketing and acquisition strategies.   

-but do ask specifically which building code they have adapted for Single Family Homes, and which exceptions or changes they have applied to that code.  

Sometimes in markets that are competitive, being able to adapt and change strategy can turn a no deal into a workable deal.  

The communication with Evolve has been superior and they accommodated me when I suggested adding 10% to their adaptive pricing algorithm.

This gives you best of both worlds, the flexibility and ease of a DAPT with the power and strength of the Cook Islands if and when you need it.