Ultimately would like to make connections so thank you SO much for your time and willingness to lend a hand to a new investor who is staring down into that water, wondering if this is the right leap...Much appreciated,Jon Hi Jon,Michael is spot on with his analysis of the area. 

-Carrot sites are converting 33.3% higher than the industry standard for real estate.In short- if you have aspirations for generating organic leads in this space, Carrot is the way to goAlso I'd be more than happy to setup a zoom call to walk you through anything on the Carrot side and make recommendations on agencies if you were looking to outsource the paid ads.

I’d also love to have more associates in the real estate industry so please share your R.E story with me I’d love to hear it! 

Well the car industry found ways to develop cars that would emit less emissions. 

If these are the common lawsuits all CRE professionals have, I think we have some big problems in the industry don’t we.

Are you talking about Multifamily, retail, industrial?

According to Opendorse:The collegiate NIL market is projected to grow by more than 40% this year, with an overall estimated market spend of $1.67BThe collegiate NIL market is projected to eclipse the $2B mark in tandem with the highly anticipated revenue sharing slated for the 2025 academic yearIn the commercial segment, Women’s Basketball is in the number two spot for total compensation, second only behind FootballBy 2025, Top 25 NCAA DI quarterbacks can expect to net more than $1.3M annuallywhen factoring Scholarships & Benefits, Commercial NIL, Collective NIL, and Revenue Share paymentsCompetitive collective budgets within Power 4 conference are up 50% YoY, amassing to a war chest of $13.9MWhat schools have the top NIL Budgets?

We use these factors in this order of importance (feel free to create your own):1) Tenant pool credit score2) Location => Neighborhood3) Property condition & amenitiesClasses are not defined for the SFR industry and are relative to the area.

I think the sweet spot for new STRs is finding mid-size national attractions that bring in a lot of tourists but haven't been priced out too much at the moment like some of the most famous national ones. 

Economists note that job growth in typically underreported industries fell by 42,000 compared to the 6-month average, suggesting August’s numbers may understate actual gains.Key Employment GainsConstruction: +34,000 jobs, driven by heavy civil engineering and nonresidential trade contractors.Healthcare: +31,000 jobs, though slower than the past year's monthly average of 60,000.Social Assistance: +13,000 jobs, with more modest growth compared to previous months.Other growing sectors include financial activities, wholesale trade, and government (+24,000 jobs).Job Losses and Sector StrugglesManufacturing: -24,000 jobs.Retail: -11,100 jobs.Temporary help employment continues to shrink, reflecting business uncertainty.Wage and Fed Policy ImplicationsWages rose by 0.4% in August, up 3.8% year-over-year, supporting a cautious approach by the Federal Reserve on deeper rate cuts.