I replaced management and we got strong screening in, but we gradually saw vacancies rise, until the building was 50% vacant in October.

I noticed they had constructed a gradual asphalt ramp from the ground up to the floor of the containers!

If so where may I purchase a software utility since I would still work as a mental health counselor and ween myself gradually to do more deals if number crunching would be accelerated since this sounds like a numbers game -- the more leads/deals the more potential closes 

Since the early 1980's interest rates have gradually gone down.  

Gradually keep moving them up close to top market but not quite.

Vesting can be the rust on the golden handcuffs.A law was created (Pension Protection Act of 2006) that limited vesting schedules to 6 yr maximum with some % of vesting required to start by yr #2 or 100% vesting after 3 yr if the employer doesn't allow for a gradual vesting schedule in the first 2 yrs. 

And there's enough money/demand as long as tech is booming to offset the folks who do get priced down/out as the rates are gradually increased.

Since the early 1980's interest rates have gradually gone down.

What you wrote about Hawai'i Island is very true, and very much in line with what I've been learning on my own in the last 2 years through gradual observation and exploration...

So naturally investors are looking into other markets like real estate as alternate investments.With baby boomers retiring and moving out of their homes for a variety of reasons, this will actually help support the supply of new homes to the market in a gradual way.